The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Perry Meridian Falcons, where kickoff is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hamilton Southeastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Noblesville, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Hamilton Southeastern was ranked third). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday. The result kept the Royals happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Cade Joniec, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Perry Meridian didn't have quite enough to beat Center Grove on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Trojans are ranked first).
Hamilton Southeastern's draw makes their record 7-0-5 this season. As for Perry Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3-2.
Hamilton Southeastern took their win against Perry Meridian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Hamilton Southeastern repeat their success, or does Perry Meridian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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