Highland and Wheeler are an even 3-3-1 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Highland Trojans will be playing at home against the Wheeler Bearcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
Highland's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Boone Grove 3-0. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Boone Grove with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Camila Ortega,
Sloane Zygmunt, and
Katherine Robinson.
Meanwhile, Wheeler put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Andrean 3-2. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Fighting 59ers are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Wheeler, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Highland came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheeler in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Wheeler have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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