Soccer Game Preview: Peru vs. Marion

Tigers

Goals

09/27/25 vs Mississinewa	1
09/25/25 vs Rochester	6
09/24/25 @ Northwestern	1
09/17/25 @ Huntington North	1
09/10/25 @ Maconaquah	2
+ 7 more games

The Peru Tigers will challenge the Marion Giants at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Peru is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.

Peru managed to keep up with Mississinewa until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Tigers lost 4-1 to the Indians. The loss continues a trend for Peru in their meetings with Mississinewa: they've now lost six in a row.

Peru's goal came courtesy of Thaya Reed, who's now up to three this season.

Meanwhile, Marion came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bruins a 3-0 shutout. Considering Marion have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Marion's victory bumped their record up to 8-5-1. As for Peru, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.

Peru might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Marion in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.