The Groton Tigers will venture away from home to take on the West Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Groton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Dakota Valley, who was ranked eighth at the time (Groton was ranked 16th). The Tigers fell 3-1 to the Panthers last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, West Central was forced to settle for a draw. They and Sioux Falls Christian finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
West Central's draw gives them a new season record of 5-3-1. As for Groton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Groton came out on top in a nail-biter against West Central when the teams last played on September 6th, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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