Soccer Preview: Fairland vs. Chesapeake
Fairland is 9-0-1 against Chesapeake since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Fairland Dragons will face off against the Chesapeake Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Chesapeake took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairland, who comes in off a win.
Fairland took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Gallia Academy onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Dragons were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Chesapeake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Russell, falling 17-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 272nd in Ohio, while the Red Devils are ranked 62nd in Kentucky).
The win got Fairland back to even at 1-1. As for Chesapeake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Fairland's way against Chesapeake when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Fairland made off with an 11-2 victory. In that game, Fairland amassed a halftime lead of 8-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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