The Harrison Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Hamilton Big Blue at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Harrison will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Harrison is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: East Central, who was ranked ninth at the time (Harrison was ranked 24th). Harrison narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past East Central 1-0. The Wildcats' winning goal came courtesy of Isabella Bernhardt.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). Their defense stepped up to hand Mt. Healthy an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Big Blue needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Harrison pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hamilton, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-10 record.
Harrison took their victory against Hamilton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harrison since the squad 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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