Soccer Preview: Smithville vs. Norwayne
Smithville hasn't had much luck against Norwayne recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Smithville Smithies' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Norwayne Bobcats 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.
Smithville's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Chippewa on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to the Chipps. While losing is never fun, the Smithies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Chipps are ranked 70th).
Despite a strong season so far, Norwayne has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against Hiland on Thursday, falling 4-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Bobcats couldn't quite close it out.
Smithville now has a losing record at 6-7-1. As for Norwayne, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5-1.
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