Soccer Preview: Jackson vs. Wooster
On Saturday Jackson will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Wooster Generals at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Jackson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: St. Ignatius, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Jackson was ranked sixth). Jackson came up short against St. Ignatius on Thursday, falling 4-0. The Polar Bears haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Wooster managed to keep up with St. Edward until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Wooster lost 4-1 to St. Edward. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Eagles are ranked 61st).
Jackson's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Wooster, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8-1 record this season.
Jackson skirted past Wooster 1-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson since the squad 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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