East Central is 9-0 against Rushville since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Central Trojans are on the road again to play the Rushville Lions at 6:00 p.m. East Central knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goal or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Rushville likes a good challenge.
East Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Bloomington North as East Central made off with a 6-0 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rushville lost 8-1 to Connersville on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Spartans are ranked 86th).
East Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Rushville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
East Central took their victory against Rushville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central 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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