Soccer Preview: Canal Winchester vs. Hilliard Darby
The Canal Winchester Indians will take on the Hilliard Darby Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hilliard Darby took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Canal Winchester, who comes in off a win.
Canal Winchester headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for five straight, but Groveport-Madison let them put that streak behind them. Canal Winchester blew past Groveport-Madison 7-4 on Tuesday. Porter Butterbaugh was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Hilliard Darby was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marysville. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Monarchs are ranked 48th).
Canal Winchester's win bumped their record up to 6-8-2. As for Hilliard Darby, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-3.
Canal Winchester beat Hilliard Darby by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, winning 1-0. Will Canal Winchester repeat their success, or does Hilliard Darby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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