Soccer Game Preview: Indian Trail vs. Badger

The Indian Trail Hawks will square off against the Badger Badgers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Indian Trail has three straight wins, Badger has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Indian Trail is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Racine Horlick with a sharp 9-1 victory on Tuesday. With Indian Trail ahead 5-1 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Meanwhile, Badger fell victim to Elkhorn and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elks.

Badger's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1. As for Indian Trail, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.

Indian Trail was able to grind out a solid victory over Badger when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.