Shelbyville has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the New Palestine Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Shelbyville's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Shelbyville will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Delta on Saturday. Shelbyville won by a goal and slipped past Delta 4-3. The Golden Bears wouldn't have won without Diego Hernandez, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Palestine). Their defense stepped up to hand New Castle an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Dragons considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Shelbyville now has a winning record of 4-3. As for New Palestine, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Shelbyville might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from New Palestine in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shelbyville was down 4-0.
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