New Prairie is 0-3 against La Porte since September of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The New Prairie Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the La Porte Slicers at 11:30 a.m. New Prairie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
On Thursday, New Prairie sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Morgan Township. Jordan Vesper had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, La Porte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Crown Point, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Slicers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 33rd).
New Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for La Porte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
New Prairie came up short against La Porte in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will New Prairie 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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