The West Muskingum Tornadoes will challenge the Minerva Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Minerva better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when West Muskingum really get things going. West Muskingum's defense stepped up to hand Morgan a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Minerva beat Carrollton 5-3 on Wednesday. Kyleigh Lippincott was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Maddie Standing, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Minerva squad sat out for Wednesday's match. With Standing sidelined, Minerva had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Ireland KIrkpatrIck (70), Kaylie Loveless (80), and Kendra Johns (80). The trio had averaged 39, 34.4, and 38 minutes respectively before Wednesday's matchup. Loveless made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and three assists. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
The victory got West Muskingum back to even at 8-8-2. As for Minerva, their win bumped their record up to 7-8-3.
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