Whiteland and New Palestine are an even 4-4-1 against one another since August of 2015, but likely not for long. The Whiteland Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Palestine Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Whiteland's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Plainfield on Thursday. They came up short against the Quakers, falling 4-0. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Nalon Knight was handed one for the Warriors, while the Quakers got theirs courtesy of Joel Akurandim.
Meanwhile, New Palestine also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 4-0 to Brownsburg on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 21st).
Whiteland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for New Palestine, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Whiteland skirted past New Palestine 2-1 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Whiteland repeat their success, or does New Palestine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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