Soccer Preview: Belpre vs. New Lexington
The Belpre Golden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the New Lexington Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Belpre is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Tuesday, Belpre narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ohio Valley Christian 2-1.
Dalton Lemon was the driving force of Belpre's attack as he scored both of Belpre's goals, bringing his season total up to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, New Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against West Muskingum, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 563rd, while the Tornadoes are ranked 232nd).
Belpre pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for New Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Belpre's way against New Lexington when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as Belpre made off with a 7-1 win. In that match, Belpre amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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