Soccer Preview: Louisville vs. North Royalton
The Louisville Leopards will venture away from home to challenge the North Royalton Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Louisville's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so North Royalton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Louisville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw. The result kept the Leopards happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 17th.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, North Royalton made sure to put some goals up on the board against Stow-Munroe Falls on Wednesday. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Louisville's draw makes their record 5-1-2 this season. As for North Royalton, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3-2.
Louisville came up short against North Royalton in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Louisville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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