The Mishawaka Cavemen will square off against the La Porte Slicers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mishawaka is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Elkhart Christian Academy on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Mishawaka can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 185th, while Elkhart Christian Academy are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for La Porte after they claimed the first score on Thursday, but it was Hammond Bishop Noll who ended up claiming the real prize. The Slicers fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2.
La Porte's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Mishawaka, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Everything went Mishawaka's way against La Porte in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, as Mishawaka made off with a 4-0 victory. Do the Cavemen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Slicers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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