Soccer Preview: Penn vs. Valparaiso
Penn and Valparaiso are an even 4-4-1 against one another since August of 2018, but likely not for long. The Penn Kingsmen will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Valparaiso Vikings at 2:00 p.m. Penn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Penn is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Warsaw a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Kingsmen have won eight matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Anika Guenther and
Ava Stevens scored all three of Penn's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Meanwhile, Valparaiso faced Crown Point in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Valparaiso had just enough and edged Crown Point out 1-0. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Penn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-3 record this season. As for Valparaiso, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4-2.
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