Soccer Preview: Archbishop Hoban vs. Barberton
The Archbishop Hoban Knights will face off against the Barberton Magics at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Archbishop Hoban is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Hubbard on Tuesday. Archbishop Hoban and Hubbard finished up their match with a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Barberton's offense. They lost 7-0 to Tallmadge on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Magics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 29th).
Archbishop Hoban's draw gives them a new season record of 1-3-1. As for Barberton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Everything went Archbishop Hoban's way against Barberton when the teams last played back in October of 2016 as Archbishop Hoban made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Hoban 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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