The Chesterton Trojans will take on the Lake Central Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Chesterton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Harrison, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Chesterton was ranked 16th). Chesterton came up short against Harrison on Saturday, falling 6-0. It was the first time this season that the Trojans let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Lake Central fell victim to Concord and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of the Minutemen by a score of 1-0. 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 53rd, while the Minutemen are ranked seventh).
Chesterton's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3-1. As for Lake Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4-4.
Chesterton beat Lake Central 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Chesterton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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