Soccer Preview: New Philadelphia vs. Mansfield Senior
The New Philadelphia Quakers will take on the Mansfield Senior Tygers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
New Philadelphia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Lake on Saturday. They fell just short of the Blue Streaks by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Senior was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mt. Vernon. While losing is never fun, the Tygers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 159th).
Aiden Henry and
Syncere Long scored both of Mansfield Senior's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
New Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 1-6-1. As for Mansfield Senior, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
New Philadelphia beat Mansfield Senior by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Philadelphia 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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