Soccer Preview: Mathews vs. Lordstown
Mathews has been away from home for five games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Lordstown Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mathews' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Columbiana on Monday. They lost 12-0 to the Clippers. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 494th, while the Clippers are ranked 242nd).
Meanwhile, Lordstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Pymatuning Valley by a score of 2-1. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Red Devils couldn't quite close it out.
Mathews dropped their record down to 2-4 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lordstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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