After losing to Mississinewa the last time they met, Western decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Western Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Mississinewa Indians on Thursday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Indians are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parker Cox and
Brett Kallio scored all three of Western's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Western's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Mississinewa, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Western will venture away from home to square off against McCutcheon at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Western is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season. As for Mississinewa, they will take on Muncie Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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