The Howland Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Orange Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Howland will be strutting in after a victory while Orange will be coming in after a loss.
Howland is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Harding with a sharp 8-1 win on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Raiders are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Orange was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Beachwood by a score of 2-1. The Lions have struggled against the Bison recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The victory for Howland keeps them at an undefeated 7-0-2. As for Orange, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
Howland was able to grind out a solid win over Orange in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Howland 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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