Western barely beat Mississinewa the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers' defense stepped up to hand the Indians a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Western considering their one-goal performance the game before.

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09/04/25 - Home | 7-0 W |
09/05/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
08/31/23 - Home | 0-3 L |
09/01/22 - Away | 2-1 W |
The victory got Western back to even at 2-2-2. As for Mississinewa, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Western and Mississinewa could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Panthers will challenge McCutcheon at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (148 vs. 49). Meanwhile, Mississinewa (ranked 180th) will meet Muncie Central (ranked 39th) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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