Soccer Preview: Norwalk vs. Firelands
The Norwalk Truckers will head out on the road to take on the Firelands Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Firelands is hoping to do what Port Clinton couldn't on Monday: put an end to Norwalk's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Norwalk's defense stepped up to hand Port Clinton a 6-0 shutout. Give the Truckers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Firelands entered their tilt with Brookside on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Cardinals 4-0. The Falcons' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Ariannah Floyd and
Addie Schrader scored all four of Firelands' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Norwalk pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Firelands, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-3 record this season.
Norwalk came up short against Firelands in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Norwalk avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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