Firelands is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Norwalk is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Firelands Falcons will welcome the Norwalk Truckers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Firelands' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Brookside with a sharp 4-0 victory. Give the Falcons' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Ariannah Floyd and
Addie Schrader scored all four of Firelands' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Meanwhile, everything went Norwalk's way against Port Clinton on Monday as Norwalk made off with a 6-0 win. Given the Truckers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Redskins are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Firelands is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-3 record this season. As for Norwalk, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
Firelands was able to grind out a solid win over Norwalk in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 4-2. Does Firelands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norwalk turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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