Soccer Preview: Newton Falls vs. Waterloo
The Newton Falls Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Waterloo Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Newton Falls is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Newton Falls lost 8-4 to Champion on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Golden Flashes are ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, Waterloo kept a clean sheet against Southeast on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pirates , sneaking past 1-0. Mason Biltz had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Vikings.
Newton Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Waterloo, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Newton Falls beat Waterloo 5-3 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton Falls since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
