After two games on the road, Big Walnut is heading back home. They will host the Licking Heights Hornets at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Big Walnut came up short against Thomas Worthington and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the CARDINALS are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, everything went Licking Heights' way against Zanesville on Thursday as Licking Heights made off with a 5-2 win. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by three goals or more this season.
Big Walnut's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1. As for Licking Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Big Walnut took their victory against Licking Heights in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. Will Big Walnut repeat their success, or does Licking Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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