The New Prairie Cougars will venture away from home to take on the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Prairie's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, New Prairie didn't have quite enough to beat Elkhart and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Lions are ranked 47th).
New Prairie's goal came courtesy of
Jordan Vesper, who's now up to 21 this season.
Meanwhile, South Bend Riley kept a clean sheet against La Porte on Thursday. They came out on top against the Slicers by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
New Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for South Bend Riley, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
New Prairie beat South Bend Riley 4-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Prairie 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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