The Hawken Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Lutheran West Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lutheran West took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hawken, who comes in off a win.
Hawken's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Elyria as Hawken made off with a 9-0 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Pioneers are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lutheran West couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Lake Ridge Academy by a score of 1-0 on Saturday.
Hawken now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lutheran West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Hawken came out on top in a nail-biter against Lutheran West when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hawken 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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