Soccer Game Preview: Smithville Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 1:24am

Soccer Preview: Smithville vs. Cuyahoga Heights

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The Smithville Smithies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Smithville is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Norwayne on Saturday. Smithville fell just short of Norwayne by a score of 2-1.

Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Cardinal Mooney, falling 4-0. That's two games in a row now that the Red Wolves have lost by exactly four goals.

Smithville's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4-1. As for Cuyahoga Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Smithville was able to grind out a solid victory over Cuyahoga Heights when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smithville 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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