The Mitchell Bluejackets will square off against the Washington Catholic Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mitchell is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Salem on Monday. Mitchell fell just short of Salem by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Bluejackets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Mitchell was without their leading scorer, Carl Chenault, in Monday's matchup. With Chenault sidelined, Mitchell had to make some changes to the lineup. Jocelyn Drake played for 80 minutes having averaged 30 this season and Peyton Porter got 80 vs. an average of 49.6.
Meanwhile, Washington Catholic has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They came up short against Northeast Dubois on Wednesday, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Jeeps are ranked 137th).
This is the second loss in a row for Mitchell and nudges their season record down to 4-4-3. As for Washington Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-2.
Mitchell took their victory against Washington Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Does Mitchell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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