Crown Point is 8-2 against Portage since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Crown Point Bulldogs will face off against the Portage Indians at 6:00 p.m. Crown Point is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Crown Point is headed into the contest having not lost since September 18 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Culver Academies a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Eagles are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Logan Borner and
Nicholas Whitaker scored both of Crown Point's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Portage's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They came up short against Chesterton, falling 5-0.
Crown Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-2 record this season. As for Portage, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-11.
Crown Point took their victory against Portage in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 4-0. Will Crown Point repeat their success, or does Portage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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