The Tallmadge Blue Devils will square off against the Streetsboro Rockets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Tallmadge's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Streetsboro has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Tallmadge is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Roosevelt just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rough Riders by a score of 3-2. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Blue Devils' Brett Goodell and Jackson Lantz and the Rough Riders' Tommy Kenworthy were all carded.
Goodell wasn't going to let Roosevelt walk away unscathed as he scored both of Tallmadge's goals, bringing his season total up to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Streetsboro sidestepped Coventry for a 2-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Rockets have won by just one goal.
Tallmadge's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Streetsboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Tallmadge was able to grind out a solid win over Streetsboro in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Tallmadge repeat their success, or does Streetsboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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