Soccer Preview: Girard vs. McKinley
The Girard Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the McKinley Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Girard and nine for McKinley.
Girard managed to keep up with Lakeview until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Girard came up short against Lakeview, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, McKinley came up short against South Range on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Girard's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Girard took their victory against McKinley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-2. Will Girard repeat their success, or does McKinley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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