Soccer Preview: Ross vs. Maumee
The Ross Little Giants will head out on the road to square off against the Maumee Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ross has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Maumee will arrive with 13 straight victories.
Ross' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Bowling Green on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Little Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Bobcats are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, Maumee kept a clean sheet against Lake on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Flyers. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Lake from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Blake Wagener led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Ross' record now sits at 2-10-1. As for Maumee, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Ross suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Maumee in their previous meeting back in September of 2016. Can Ross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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