Soccer Game Preview: John Marshall vs. Indian Creek

The John Marshall Monarchs will venture away from home to take on the Indian Creek Redskins at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Indian Creek has given up an average of 6.5 goals per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

John Marshall is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Shenandoah on Thursday. They fell just short of the Zeps by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as John Marshall came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 56th in West Virginia, while Shenandoah are ranked 356th in Ohio).

Meanwhile, Indian Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to St. Clairsville. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Indian Creek's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Indian Creek has now lost 11 of their last 12 games on the road. That leaves them at a 1-5 record this season. As for John Marshall, they now have a losing record at 2-3.