Portage has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Illiana Christian Vikings at 6:30 p.m.
Portage's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Lake Central on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Indians. While losing is never fun, Portage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Lake Central is ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Illiana Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Red Devils onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Noah Davids had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Vikings got from the refs.
Portage's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Illiana Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Portage suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Illiana Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Portage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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