Soccer Preview: Portage vs. Hanover Central
The Portage Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Hanover Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Portage has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Hanover Central will arrive with seven straight wins.
Portage managed to keep up with Crown Point until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Portage lost 4-0 to Crown Point. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Hanover Central didn't have done well against Hammond Bishop Noll recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Hanover Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Hammond Bishop Noll. Kyle Otworowski was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Portage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hanover Central, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
