The Yorktown Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Marion Giants at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yorktown's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Yorktown fell victim to Guerin Catholic and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Yorktown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Guerin Catholic are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Marion hadn't done well against Northwestern recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Giants had just enough and edged out the Tigers 4-3. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Marion were the better team in the second half.
They hit Northwestern with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gary Frieburger (2), Christofer Vasquez, and Ashton Circle.
The win made it two in a row for Marion and bumps their season record up to 8-5. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those two contests. As for Yorktown, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Yorktown came out on top in a nail-biter against Marion when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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