Soccer Recap: Marshalltown Comes Up Short

Marshalltown and Roland-Story pushed the score to 8-0 the last time they played Roland-Story, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Bobcats fell just short of the Norsemen by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Marshalltown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Roland-Story are ranked second).

Marshalltown now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Roland-Story, the win keeps they at an undefeated 6-0.

Marshalltown wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 1-0 defeat against Ames on the 18th. As for Roland-Story, they have also already played their next match, a 6-4 loss against Ankeny on the 19th.