Mt. Vernon and South Spencer are an even 4-4-1 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the South Spencer Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Vernon has three straight wins, South Spencer has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mt. Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Tell City with a sharp 7-0 victory on Saturday. Give the Wildcats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, South Spencer fell victim to Washington and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Hatchets. 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).
Mt. Vernon now has a winning record of 5-4. As for South Spencer, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Mt. Vernon came up short against South Spencer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 5-3. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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