Soccer Preview: Barberton vs. Manchester
The Barberton Magics will venture away from home to take on the Manchester Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Barberton's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Brunswick on Thursday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Magics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Manchester entered their match against Orrville on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Manchester lost 4-0 to Orrville. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Barberton and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Manchester, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
