The Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers will face off against the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Shawe Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Shawe Memorial proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by four) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Rising Sun, sneaking past 2-1. Shawe Memorial wouldn't have won without Martin Gomez, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Jac-Cen-Del fell victim to Rising Sun and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Shiners, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Jac-Cen-Del can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 307th, while Rising Sun are ranked 150th).
Shawe Memorial's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three contests. As for Jac-Cen-Del, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went Shawe Memorial's way against Jac-Cen-Del in their previous meeting on September 2nd, as Shawe Memorial made off with a 9-0 win. Do the Hilltoppers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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