Soccer Preview: Medina vs. Jackson
Medina is 7-0-2 against Jackson since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Medina Battling Bees are on the road again to play the Jackson Polar Bears at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Medina's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Brunswick. Given the Battling Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Blue Devils are ranked 156th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jackson). Everything went their way against McKinley on Wednesday as Jackson made off with an 8-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jackson's offense was hitting McKinley from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Medina pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Jackson, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-3 record this season.
Medina beat Jackson by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Medina since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
