Soccer Preview: Wauseon vs. Pettisville
The Wauseon Indians will head out to take on the Pettisville Blackbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wauseon's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Pettisville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Wauseon is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Evergreen just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Vikings. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pettisville fell victim to Maumee Valley Country Day and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Blackbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 434th, while the Hawks are ranked 84th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Wauseon fell to 3-1. As for Pettisville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Wauseon took their victory against Pettisville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wauseon since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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