Soccer Game Preview: Ontario Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 1:28am

Soccer Preview: Ontario vs. Nyssa

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The Ontario Tigers will face off against the Nyssa Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Nyssa will have to contend with a Ontario team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen yet this season. Ontario lost 7-0 to Fruitland last Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 94th in Oregon, while the Grizzlies are ranked 12th in Idaho).

Meanwhile, Nyssa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Irrigon.

Ontario's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-2. As for Nyssa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Ontario took their win against Nyssa when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ontario since the squad 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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