Soccer Preview: Carrollton vs. Minerva
Carrollton and Minerva are an even 2-2-4 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Carrollton Warriors will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Minerva Lions at 6:30 p.m. Minerva took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Carrollton, who comes in off a win.
Carrollton's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Harrison Central. Considering the Warriors have won five matches by more than three goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Minerva didn't have quite enough to beat Southeast on Saturday and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Pirates are ranked 140th).
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Kyleigh Lippincott scored both of Minerva's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 40 goals.
Carrollton now has a winning record of 7-6-3. As for Minerva, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-3.
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