The Marion Giants will take on the Mississinewa Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Marion headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Tippecanoe Valley let them put that streak behind them. Marion put the hurt on Tippecanoe Valley with a sharp 5-2 win on Saturday. The score was close at the half, but the Giants pulled away in the second half with three goals.
They hit Tippecanoe Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jayme Hardwick (2),
Raven Sollars (2), and Sollars (2).
Meanwhile, Mississinewa came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Bruins onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
Marion's win bumped their record up to 5-8-1. As for Mississinewa, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Marion suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Mississinewa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Marion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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