Soccer Preview: Minford vs. Wheelersburg
The Minford Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Wheelersburg Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything went Minford's way against Unioto as Minford made off with a 7-2 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Shermans are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wheelersburg waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their defense stepped up to hand the Senators a 6-0 shutout.
Minford's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Wheelersburg, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Minford beat Wheelersburg 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minford since the team 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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