Soccer Preview: Waynedale vs. Chippewa
The Waynedale Golden Bears will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Chippewa Chipps at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Waynedale is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Tuscarawas Valley on Thursday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Trojans are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, Chippewa lost 6-2 to Northwestern on Tuesday. The Chipps were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
Luke Blaz and
Parker West scored both of Chippewa's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Waynedale has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Chippewa, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Waynedale skirted past Chippewa 1-0 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waynedale since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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