Whiteland and Southport are an even 4-4-1 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Whiteland Warriors will face off against the Southport Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Whiteland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.5 goals per game this season.
Whiteland took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Franklin Community onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Grizzly Cubs are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alexa Laporte and
Kinley Waalkens scored both of Whiteland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Southport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Columbus North, falling 5-0.
Whiteland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Southport, they now have a losing record at 3-4-1.
Everything went Whiteland's way against Southport when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Whiteland made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whiteland 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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