Soccer Preview: Marion vs. Homestead
The Marion Giants will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Homestead Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Marion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Marion finally turned things around against Peru on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout.
Jose Manueles and
Larry Cox scored both of Marion's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Homestead was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Wayne Snider on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Panthers are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marion's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8-3. As for Homestead, they now have a winning record of 6-5-5.
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