Soccer Preview: New Castle vs. Rushville
New Castle is on a five-game streak of home losses, Rushville a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The New Castle Trojans will host the Rushville Lions at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
New Castle came up short against Pendleton Heights on Tuesday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Arabians are ranked 32nd).
New Castle's goal came courtesy of
Gage Butler, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Rushville lost 6-1 to Franklin County on Monday.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Rushville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1.
Everything went New Castle's way against Rushville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as New Castle made off with a 5-2 win. Will New Castle repeat their success, or does Rushville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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