Soccer Preview: Anthony Wayne vs. Perrysburg
The Anthony Wayne Generals will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m.
Anthony Wayne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Hudson, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Anthony Wayne was ranked 22nd). Anthony Wayne fell just short of Hudson by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Generals have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Perrysburg had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 7-1 victory. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Panthers are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anthony Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 5-3-1. As for Perrysburg, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1.
Anthony Wayne beat Perrysburg by a goal when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anthony Wayne 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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