The Salem Lions will take on the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shawe Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Coming off a road loss, Salem was happy to be home on Tuesday where their crowd gave them all the motivation they needed. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Lions who were credited with the victory. Salem got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Scottsburg's zero.
Salem will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Shawe Memorial extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday. The Hilltoppers walked away with a 3-1 win over Milan. Given Shawe Memorial's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Milan are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shawe Memorial has now won seven of their last eight games on the road. That gives them a 5-0 record this season. As for Salem, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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