Soccer Preview: Wadsworth vs. North Olmsted
The Wadsworth Grizzlies will take on the North Olmsted Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Wadsworth is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hudson just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Explorers. The defeat continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups with the Explorers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, North Olmsted kept a clean sheet against Normandy on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Invaders with a sharp 4-0 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Invaders are ranked 441st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wadsworth's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for North Olmsted, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Wadsworth came out on top in a nail-biter against North Olmsted in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, sneaking past 2-1. Will Wadsworth repeat their success, or does North Olmsted have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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