Soccer Preview: West Muskingum vs. Maysville
West Muskingum and Maysville are an even 3-3-4 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The West Muskingum Tornadoes will challenge the Maysville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Muskingum is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Maysville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when West Muskingum really get things going. West Muskingum blew past Sheridan 4-1 on Tuesday. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Generals are ranked 536th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Muskingum hit Sheridan with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Brayden Hess (2),
Aiden Metz, and
Gray Knowlton.
Meanwhile, Maysville hasn't lost a match since August 22nd, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They and Bishop Rosecrans finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw.
West Muskingum's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2-1. Maysville's draw gives them a new season record of 8-1-3.
West Muskingum might still be hurting after the 7-2 loss they got from Maysville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can West Muskingum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
