Indian River has gone 9-1 against Delmar recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Indian River Indians will challenge the Delmar Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Indian River will be strutting in after a win while Delmar will be coming in after a loss.
Indian River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Cape Henlopen, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Indian River was ranked fifth). Indian River narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cape Henlopen 3-2.
Meanwhile, Delmar entered their matchup against Caesar Rodney on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Delmar lost 3-0 to Caesar Rodney. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Wildcats' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Indian River pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Delmar, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1-1.
Everything went Indian River's way against Delmar in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Indian River made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian River 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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