On Monday Mt. Vernon will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will take on the Princeton Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Mt. Vernon is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Southridge on Saturday. Mt. Vernon came up short against Southridge, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Raiders are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Princeton made sure to put some goals up on the board against Pike Central last Saturday. They never let the Chargers onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won three games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Charlie Wilhite and
Xavier Smith scored all four of Princeton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Mt. Vernon's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Princeton, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Mt. Vernon was able to grind out a solid win over Princeton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Vernon since the team 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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