Soccer Preview: La Porte vs. Mishawaka Marian
The La Porte Slicers will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 6:00 p.m. La Porte's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
La Porte is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Michigan City on Wednesday. La Porte fell 2-0 to Michigan City. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mishawaka Marian had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Wolves a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
La Porte's loss dropped their record down to 0-12-4. As for Mishawaka Marian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-7-1.
La Porte might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Mishawaka Marian when the teams last played back in August of 2020. Can La Porte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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