The East Central Trojans will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the New Palestine Dragons at 7:00 p.m. East Central's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so New Palestine's offense will have their work cut out for them.
East Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Richmond. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 11 games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, New Palestine sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Roncalli on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Tylar Whitaker was the driving force of New Palestine's attack as she scored both of New Palestine's goals, bringing her season total up to 23 goals.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. As for New Palestine, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
East Central beat New Palestine 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will East Central repeat their success, or does New Palestine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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