Soccer Preview: Alexander vs. Marietta
The Alexander Spartans will square off against the Marietta Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alexander is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6 goals per game this season.
Alexander's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They blew past Morgan 8-0. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Morgan from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Megan Cheadle led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Marietta's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Wheeling Park by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 251st in Ohio, while the Patriots are ranked seventh in West Virginia).
The victory made it two in a row for Alexander and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Marietta, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Alexander might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Marietta when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Alexander have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
