The Miami Trace Panthers will head out to challenge the McClain Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Miami Trace's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
While Miami Trace's win against Chillicothe wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Cavaliers 1-0 on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Miami Trace were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, McClain came up short against Jackson on Thursday, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, McClain can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 495th, while Jackson are ranked 120th).
Miami Trace's victory bumped their record up to 6-4-2. As for McClain, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Miami Trace took their win against McClain in their previous meeting on September 11th by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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