Soccer Preview: Norwalk vs. Perkins
Norwalk has won three straight games at home, while Perkins has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Norwalk Truckers will welcome the Perkins Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Perkins heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Norwalk took over last week. Norwalk had just enough and edged Mansfield Senior out 2-1 on Saturday. Given the Truckers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Tygers are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Perkins kept a clean sheet against Huron on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Tigers. Give the Pirates' defense some credit: that's the team's ninth straight shutout.
Norwalk's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Perkins, their win bumped their record up to 10-0-2.
Norwalk came out on top in a nail-biter against Perkins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Norwalk have another victory up their sleeve, or will Perkins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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