The Rising Sun Shiners are taking a road trip to square off against the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Rising Sun is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Oldenburg Academy on Monday. Rising Sun fell 2-0 to Oldenburg Academy. The Shiners have struggled against the Twisters recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Shawe Memorial came tearing into Monday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Rebels. The Hilltoppers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Southwestern from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Gus Grote led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Rising Sun's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-3. As for Shawe Memorial, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Rising Sun suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Shawe Memorial in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Rising Sun avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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