Soccer Preview: Highland vs. Fairbanks
Highland has won four straight games at home, while Fairbanks has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Highland Fighting Scots will welcome the Fairbanks Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Monday, Highland didn't have quite enough to beat River Valley and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Vikings are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, Fairbanks unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marysville. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Fairbanks, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
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