The Speedway Sparkplugs will square off against the Roncalli Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Speedway's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Speedway's offense. They came up short against Lawrence North on Tuesday, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Speedway can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Lawrence North are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Roncalli made sure to put some goals up on the board against Terre Haute North Vigo on Wednesday. They blew past the Patriots 5-1. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Roncalli's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Speedway's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-1. As for Roncalli, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6-2.
Speedway suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Roncalli in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Sparkplugs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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