Soccer Recap: Waverly Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 11:43am

Soccer Recap: Waverly vs. Minford

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If Waverly was riding high fresh off their 7-0 takedown of Wellston last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Waverly Tigers came up short against the Minford Falcons on Thursday, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Falcons are ranked 41st).

Waverly's goal came courtesy of Nathan LeHew, who's now up to seven this season.

Waverly's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Minford, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.

Waverly will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Piketon at 7:00 p.m. Piketon is coming into the matchup with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Waverly will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Minford, they will head out to face off against South Webster at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Minford's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last five contests.

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