Gibson Southern and Pike Central are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Gibson Southern Titans will take on the Pike Central Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Gibson Southern will be strutting in after a victory while Pike Central will be coming in after a loss.
Gibson Southern took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Forest Park 2-1.
Meanwhile, Pike Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against Southridge, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Raiders are ranked 96th).
Gibson Southern's record now sits at 7-8. As for Pike Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Gibson Southern's way against Pike Central in their previous meeting last Thursday, as Gibson Southern made off with a 6-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gibson Southern since the squad 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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