Soccer Preview: Castle vs. Evansville Memorial
Castle has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Castle's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against New Albany as Castle made off with a 6-0 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial got the win against Evansville North on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. Cohen Havill had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Tigers.
Castle's win bumped their record up to 6-3-1. As for Evansville Memorial, they pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Castle skirted past Evansville Memorial 1-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castle since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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