Pendleton Heights is 8-1 against Delta since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pendleton Heights Arabians will venture away from home to challenge the Delta Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pendleton Heights' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Yorktown with a sharp 9-0 win. Given the Arabians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Tigers are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pendleton Heights' offense was hitting Yorktown from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Mason Macewen led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Delta entered their tilt with Yorktown on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Tigers. The Eagles found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Dylan Smith and Carson Hall were both handed yellow cards.
Pendleton Heights' victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Delta, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Pendleton Heights was able to grind out a solid victory over Delta in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pendleton Heights since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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