The Norwell Knights will challenge the Blackford Bruins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Norwell and Huntington North met for a duel on Monday where Norwell couldn't get it done. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Huntington North who was credited with the win. Huntington North got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Norwell's one.
Hudson Gerbers wasn't going to let Huntington North walk away unscathed as he scored both of Norwell's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
Blackford is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Jay County, falling 8-1. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Patriots are ranked 67th).
Norwell now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Blackford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Norwell's way against Blackford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Norwell made off with an 8-0 victory. Will Norwell repeat their success, or does Blackford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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