Soccer Preview: Hubbard vs. Struthers
Hubbard is 8-2 against Struthers since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hubbard Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Struthers Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hubbard's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against McKinley on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Red Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Red Dragons are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, neither Struthers nor Conneaut could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Struthers' goal came courtesy of
Angelina Carcelli, who's now up to ten this season.
Hubbard now has a losing record at 5-6-3. Struthers' draw gives them a new season record of 5-7-2.
Hubbard took their win against Struthers in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hubbard since the team 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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