Soccer Preview: Pickerington North vs. Watkins Memorial
Pickerington North is 7-0-2 against Watkins Memorial since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pickerington North Panthers will be playing at home against the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:15 p.m. Pickerington North is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Pickerington North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Westerville Central, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Pickerington North was ranked seventh). Pickerington North never let Westerville Central onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Thursday. Give the Panthers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Matthew Reitano, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Watkins Memorial's offense. They fell 2-0 to Westerville North on Thursday. Watkins Memorial has struggled against Westerville North recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Pickerington North pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Watkins Memorial, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4-1.
Pickerington North took their victory against Watkins Memorial in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Pickerington North repeat their success, or does Watkins Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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