Soccer Preview: Waverly vs. Portsmouth West
The Waverly Tigers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Portsmouth West Senators 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.
Waverly's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Westfall on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 1-0. Joshua Medukas was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth West also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Wheelersburg on Tuesday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Senators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Pirates are ranked 38th).
Waverly's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Portsmouth West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9-2.
Waverly was able to grind out a solid win over Portsmouth West when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waverly 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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