Soccer Preview: Norton vs. Woodridge
The Norton Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Woodridge Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Norton and six for Woodridge.
Norton will head out to face Woodridge after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Norton fell 3-1 to Cloverleaf. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Colts are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Woodridge's offense. They lost 5-0 to Streetsboro on Thursday. Braylon Stanojevic was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Norton's loss dropped their record down to 1-4-1. As for Woodridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Norton's way against Woodridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Norton made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norton since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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