The Elkhart Lions will head out to square off against the Lake Central Indians at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Lake Central is hoping to do what South Bend Riley couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Elkhart's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Elkhart's defense stepped up to hand South Bend Riley a 3-0 shutout. Give the Lions' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Elkhart used a slightly different lineup for their bout with South Bend Riley. Spiro Lambrou played for 46 minutes having averaged 25.2 this season and Nolan Gilbert got 33 vs. an average of 18.1. Gilbert made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Lake Central got the win against Portage on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. Given Lake Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Portage is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elkhart now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Lake Central, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3-2.
Elkhart came up short against Lake Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Elkhart avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
