The Washington Catholic Cardinals will head out to challenge the Mitchell Bluejackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mitchell will have to contend with a Washington Catholic squad hungry for a victory, something the team hasn't seen yet this season. Washington Catholic lost 9-0 to Northeast Dubois on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Jeeps are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Mitchell was not quite Salem's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Bluejackets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Mitchell was without their leading scorer, Carl Chenault, in Monday's contest. With Chenault sidelined, Mitchell had to make some changes to the lineup. Jocelyn Drake played for 80 minutes having averaged 30 this season and Peyton Porter got 80 vs. an average of 49.6.
Washington Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-2. As for Mitchell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4-3.
Washington Catholic might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Mitchell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Washington Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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