The Ironton Fighting Tigers will head out to square off against the Fairland Dragons at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fairland better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Ironton's game on Monday is any indication, that's when Ironton really gets things going. The Fighting Tigers' defense stepped up to hand Greenup County a 3-0 shutout. The victory was all the more spectacular given Ironton's disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 384th in Ohio, while Greenup County are ranked 160th in Kentucky).
Ironton hit Greenup County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jack Lambert, Aj Forest, and Liam Almekinder.
Meanwhile, Fairland made easy work of Rock Hill on Tuesday and carried off a 6-0 win. The victory continues a trend for Fairland in their matchups with Rock Hill: they've now won six in a row.
Fairland's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Ironton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-2.
Everything went Ironton's way against Fairland in their previous meeting back in August, as Ironton made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Tigers 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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