The Wellington Dukes will head out to challenge the Firelands Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wellington has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while Firelands will arrive with three straight victories.
Wellington lost 9-1 to Elyria on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Pioneers are ranked 232nd).
Meanwhile, Firelands kept a clean sheet against Holy Name on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Green Wave.
Ariannah Floyd and
Hazel Littleton scored both of Firelands' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Wellington's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Firelands, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-3 record this season.
Wellington might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Firelands in their previous matchup back in September. Can Wellington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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