Soccer Preview: Athens vs. Alexander
Athens has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Alexander Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Athens will be strutting in after a win while Alexander will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Athens sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Philo. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Electrics are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Alexander didn't have quite enough to beat Fairfield on Saturday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Alexander's goal came courtesy of
Arbor Albano, who's now up to seven this season.
Athens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. As for Alexander, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Athens skirted past Alexander 1-0 when the teams last played on September 5th. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Alexander have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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