Soccer Preview: Norwalk vs. Vermilion
The Norwalk Truckers will venture away from home to face off against the Vermilion Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vermilion is hoping to do what Huron couldn't on Monday: put an end to Norwalk's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Norwalk's defense stepped up to hand Huron a 4-0 shutout. The Truckers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
They hit Huron with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Elliot Gahring (2),
Ben Snyder, and Snyder.
Meanwhile, everything went Vermilion's way against Willard on Monday as Vermilion made off with a 5-0 win. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Crimson Flashes are ranked 482nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norwalk is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Vermilion, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4-2.
Norwalk was able to grind out a solid win over Vermilion in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Norwalk repeat their success, or does Vermilion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
