The Delta Eagles will square off against the Elwood Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Delta has five straight wins, Elwood has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Delta's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on New Castle with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Eagles' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Grace Jarrells and
Shiloh Bunch scored all three of Delta's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Elwood fell victim to Northwestern and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Tigers are ranked 107th).
Delta's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Elwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9-1.
Everything went Delta's way against Elwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Delta made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Delta 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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