The Traverse City West Titans are taking a road trip to take on the Gaylord Blue Devils at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Traverse City West's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Traverse City West and Midland, and Midland kept the tradition alive. The Titans fell just short of the Chemics by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Traverse City West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Midland are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Gaylord beat Alpena 4-2 on Thursday. Gaylord haven't had any issues with Alpena recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Traverse City West's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Gaylord, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Traverse City West took their win against Gaylord when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 5-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans 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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