The Hamilton Heights Huskies will face off against the Kokomo Wildkats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Hamilton Heights didn't have quite enough to beat Anderson and fell 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Indians are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Kokomo had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 2-0 shutout. While the Wildkats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hamilton Heights now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Kokomo, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Hamilton Heights was able to grind out a solid win over Kokomo in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 4-2. Will Hamilton Heights repeat their success, or does Kokomo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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