The Carmel Greyhounds will face off against the North Central Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Carmel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Hamilton Southeastern, who was ranked 12th at the time (Carmel was ranked third). The Greyhounds' defense stepped up to hand the Royals a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. Carmel's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Curtis Droste, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in September, North Central was forced to settle for a draw on Thursday. They and Ben Davis finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
Carmel pushed their record up to 11-1-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. With that draw, North Central's record moves to 7-4-3.
Carmel beat North Central 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Do the Greyhounds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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