Indian River is 5-0 against Laurel since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Indian River Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Laurel Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Neither Indian River nor Laurel posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Indian River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Polytech, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Indian River was ranked 19th). Indian River took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Polytech on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Laurel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Cape Henlopen.
Indian River's loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Laurel, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Indian River's way against Laurel in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Indian River made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian River 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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