Mooresville has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Decatur Central Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mooresville's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Bloomington North on Saturday. They lost 5-0 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Cougars are ranked 16th).
Alex Akindejoye, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Mooresville squad sat out for Saturday's match. With Akindejoye sidelined, Joe Coffey got his first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Decatur Central didn't have quite enough to beat Martinsville on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Hawks have struggled against the Artesians recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Decatur Central's goal came courtesy of
Ayodele Odusina, who's now up to three this season.
Mooresville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Decatur Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3-1.
Mooresville might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Decatur Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Mooresville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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