The Westlake Demons will face off against the North Ridgeville Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Westlake came up short against Bay on Wednesday, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Rockets are ranked fifth).
Westlake's goal came courtesy of
Avery Shreffler, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, North Ridgeville was not quite Avon Lake's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to the Shoremen. The Rangers have struggled against the Shoremen recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
This is the second loss in a row for Westlake and nudges their season record down to 7-6-1. As for North Ridgeville, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3-3.
Everything went Westlake's way against North Ridgeville when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Westlake made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westlake 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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