The Westfield Shamrocks will venture away from home to challenge the Avon Orioles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Westfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Carmel, who was ranked second at the time (Westfield was ranked fourth). The Shamrocks fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Westfield's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Avon managed to keep up with East Central until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Orioles lost 3-0 to the Trojans. That's two games in a row now that Avon have lost by exactly three goals.
Avon's loss dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Westfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-2-1.
Westfield took their victory against Avon in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 5-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Shamrocks 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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