Soccer Preview: Barberton vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary
The Barberton Magics will head out to square off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Barberton is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Barberton's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Revere on Wednesday. They came up short against the Minutemen, falling 7-0. 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 343rd, while the Minutemen are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Vincent-St. Mary's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They and Padua Franciscan finished up their match with a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Fighting Irish happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 28th.
Barberton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1. St. Vincent-St. Mary's draw gives them a new season record of 6-2-1.
Barberton came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Vincent-St. Mary when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barberton since the squad 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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