South Spencer and Mt. Vernon are an even 4-4-1 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The South Spencer Rebels will host the Mt. Vernon Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Spencer has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Mt. Vernon will come in with three straight wins.
South Spencer's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Washington on Saturday. They came up short against the Hatchets, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Hatchets are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Vernon). Their defense stepped up to hand Tell City a 7-0 shutout on Saturday. It was an even better day for Ella Sponn as she scored four goals for her team.
South Spencer's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mt. Vernon, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
South Spencer was able to grind out a solid victory over Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 5-3. Will South Spencer repeat their success, or does Mt. Vernon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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