Soccer Game Preview: North vs. Kenston

The North Rangers will take on the Kenston Bombers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for North: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Kenston has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

North managed to keep up with Twinsburg until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Rangers came up short against the Tigers, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Twinsburg are ranked 19th).

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Kenston was not quite Mayfield's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.

Kenston's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-5-2. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1.

North suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Kenston when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Will the Rangers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.