The Pike Red Devils will take on the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pike took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Guerin Catholic by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran had already won five in a row, and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran who was credited with the win. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Fort Wayne Northrop's two. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Bruins are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Max Derheimer and
Andrew Bostwick scored both of Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
The victory got Pike back to even at 3-3-3. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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