Soccer Preview: Barberton vs. Lake
The Barberton Magics will head out to take on the Lake Blue Streaks at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Barberton's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Highland on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Magics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Hornets are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Lake sidestepped Roosevelt for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Streaks.
Barberton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Lake, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Barberton might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Barberton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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