The Lake Central Indians will square off against the Elkhart Lions at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Central's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Portage 3-0. Given Lake Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Portage is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Elkhart entered their tilt with South Bend Riley on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats. The Lions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Elkhart used a slightly different lineup for their bout with South Bend Riley. Spiro Lambrou played for 46 minutes having averaged 25.2 this season and Nolan Gilbert got 33 vs. an average of 18.1. Gilbert made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
The victory got Lake Central back to even at 3-3-2. As for Elkhart, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Lake Central beat Elkhart 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Lake Central repeat their success, or does Elkhart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
