Soccer Preview: Akron vs. Royalton-Hartland
Akron is 2-8 against Royalton-Hartland since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Akron Tigers are on the road again to play the Royalton-Hartland Rams at 6:45 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.
Akron's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Medina on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Mustangs are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, Royalton-Hartland was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Starpoint, falling 18-0.
Akron now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Royalton-Hartland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Akron's way against Royalton-Hartland in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Akron made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Akron 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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