Soccer Preview: Hathaway Brown vs. Western Reserve Academy
The Hathaway Brown Blazers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Western Reserve Academy Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. Hathaway Brown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Hathaway Brown is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Strongsville just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 5-1 to the Mustangs. The Blazers have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Hathaway Brown's goal came courtesy of
Mary Hale, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve Academy's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beaumont School. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 26th).
Hathaway Brown's loss dropped their record down to 6-3-1. As for Western Reserve Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Hathaway Brown came out on top in a nail-biter against Western Reserve Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hathaway Brown 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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