Soccer Preview: Harding vs. Boardman
Harding hasn't had much luck against Boardman recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Harding Raiders will look to defend their home pitch against the Boardman Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Harding is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Canfield just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 2-1. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Raiders couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of
Sophie Gardner, who's now up to 13 this season.
Meanwhile, Boardman has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the seventh. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canfield on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Cardinals are ranked 46th).
Harding's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Boardman, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-3.
Harding skirted past Boardman 4-3 in their previous matchup on September 11th. Does Harding have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boardman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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