Soccer Preview: Princeton vs. Oak Hills
Princeton hasn't had much luck against Oak Hills recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Princeton Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Oak Hills Highlanders at 7:15 p.m.
Princeton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Fairfield on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Indians are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Oak Hills had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They never let the Saints onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Highlanders have won four matches by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Seton with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Presley Pennekamp,
Mariah Cornett, and
Olivia Slye.
Princeton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Oak Hills, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Princeton might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Oak Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Princeton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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