Madison is 0-4 against Batesville since September of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Madison Cubs will take on the Batesville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over South Dearborn on Thursday. Given the Cubs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Knights are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Batesville came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a goal and slipped past the Golden Bears 3-2.
Batesville hit Shelbyville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ayden Eckstein,
Simon Berkemeier, and
Talan Rowlett.
The win made it two in a row for Madison and bumps their season record up to 5-1-1. As for Batesville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Madison might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Batesville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Madison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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