The Connersville Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Anderson Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Connersville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
On Monday, Connersville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Greensburg. Conner Graves had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Spartans got from the refs.
Connersville hit Greensburg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mitchell Steele,
Kaden Mapes, and Mapes.
Meanwhile, Anderson's game on Saturday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Kokomo by a score of 5-4. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Wildkats are ranked 20th).
Connersville pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Anderson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Everything went Connersville's way against Anderson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Connersville made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Connersville since the team 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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