Soccer Preview: Waverly vs. Piketon
Waverly is 7-0 against Piketon since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Waverly Tigers will challenge the Piketon Redstreaks at 6:00 p.m. Waverly is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Waverly is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Northwest with a sharp 6-0 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
They hit Northwest with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Rachel Remy (3),
Leah Walters (2), and
Hayden Jones.
Meanwhile, Piketon has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 17. They came up short against Unioto on Monday, falling 14-1.
Waverly's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Piketon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Everything went Waverly's way against Piketon in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Waverly made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waverly since the squad 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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