Soccer Preview: Hubbard vs. Poland Seminary
The Hubbard Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Poland Seminary Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hubbard sitting on seven straight victories and Poland Seminary on five.
Hubbard's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Girard with a sharp 3-0 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Indians are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Poland Seminary). Everything went their way against McKinley on Tuesday as Poland Seminary made off with a 10-0 victory. It was an even better day for Jacob Hayes as he scored four goals for his team.
Hubbard's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3-2. As for Poland Seminary, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season.
Hubbard beat Poland Seminary by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hubbard 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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