The Newton Local Indians will head out to square off against the Twin Valley South Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Newton Local took a four-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Dixie, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Indians never let the Greyhounds get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Newton Local were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Jimmy Ingle, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Twin Valley South's offense. They came up short against Franklin Monroe on Thursday, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for Twin Valley South in their meetings with Franklin Monroe: they've now lost three in a row.
Twin Valley South's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Newton Local, their win bumped their record up to 3-9-3.
Everything went Newton Local's way against Twin Valley South when the teams last played back in September, as Newton Local made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team 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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