Soccer Preview: Harding Meets Boardman

The Harding Raiders will square off against the Boardman Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Harding and seven for Boardman.

Harding fell victim to Louisville and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Leopards, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Harding can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 429th, while Louisville are ranked 62nd).

Meanwhile, Boardman lost 6-1 to Canfield on Monday.

Boardman has now lost seven of their last eight games at home. That's part of the reason why they have a 3-12 record this season. As for Harding, they have now lost 12 of their last 13 games on the road. That's part of the reason why they have a 1-13 record this season.