Soccer Preview: Mansfield Senior vs. New Philadelphia
The Mansfield Senior Tygers will challenge the New Philadelphia Quakers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mansfield Senior's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Madison Comprehensive on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Tygers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Rams are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, New Philadelphia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to John Glenn.
Mansfield Senior now has a losing record at 3-4. As for New Philadelphia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Mansfield Senior took their victory against New Philadelphia in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. In that game, Mansfield Senior amassed a halftime lead of 6-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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