The New Prairie Cougars will head out to challenge the La Porte Slicers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
New Prairie is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against South Bend Adams, falling 3-0. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, La Porte entered their game against Crown Point on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. La Porte lost 10-0 to Crown Point. While losing is never fun, the Slicers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 24th).
New Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for La Porte, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7-1.
New Prairie beat La Porte by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Prairie 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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