The Elkhart Lions will head out on the road to square off against the NorthWood Panthers at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Elkhart will be strutting in after a win while NorthWood will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Elkhart had just enough and edged New Prairie out 2-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, NorthWood was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Goshen. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the RedHawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Elkhart's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for NorthWood, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4-1 record.
Elkhart came out on top in a nail-biter against NorthWood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elkhart 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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