Soccer Game Preview: Marlington on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 2:33am

Soccer Preview: Marlington vs. Lake

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Marlington has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lake Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. Lake took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Marlington, who comes in off a win.

Marlington headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Minerva let them put that streak behind them. Marlington's defense stepped up to hand Minerva a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Dukes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Lions are ranked 461st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lake's offense. They lost 6-0 to Jackson on Tuesday. The Blue Streaks haven't had much luck with the Polar Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Marlington's victory bumped their record up to 4-2-2. As for Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-1.

Marlington might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Lake when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Marlington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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