Soccer Preview: New Philadelphia vs. John Glenn
After four games on the road, New Philadelphia is heading back home. They will host the John Glenn Little Muskies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are at an even 4-4-1 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long.
New Philadelphia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Louisville on Tuesday. They came up short against the Leopards, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Leopards are ranked 206th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask John Glenn). They put the hurt on New Lexington with a sharp 14-1 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Little Muskies, who have now won nine matches by three goals or more so far this season.
New Philadelphia has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which lines up perfectly with their 2-11-2 record this season. As for John Glenn, they pushed their record up to 12-3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
New Philadelphia might still be hurting after the 5-2 loss they got from John Glenn when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Philadelphia was down 3-0.
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