Washington has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Gibson Southern Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Washington's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Southridge 5-0. Given the Hatchets' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Raiders are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 7-0 victory. Give the Titans' defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Evansville Christian from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Nola Ravellette led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Washington pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Gibson Southern, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Washington came up short against Gibson Southern in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Washington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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