The Princeton Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Pike Central Chargers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Princeton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Princeton is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Heritage Hills on Thursday. Princeton fell just short of Heritage Hills by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Patriots are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Pike Central made sure to put some goals up on the board against South Spencer on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Rebels.
Pike Central hit South Spencer with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Cohen Brown,
Braxton Maxey, and
Julian Hay.
Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pike Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Princeton beat Pike Central by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Princeton since the squad 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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