Dublin Coffman has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Olentangy Orange Pioneers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Dublin Coffman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Bishop Watterson, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Dublin Coffman was ranked 11th). Dublin Coffman fell just short of Bishop Watterson by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Shamrocks have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Olentangy Orange's offense. They lost 4-0 to Springboro on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Panthers are ranked 29th).
Dublin Coffman's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Olentangy Orange, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6-1.
Everything went Dublin Coffman's way against Olentangy Orange in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Dublin Coffman made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dublin Coffman since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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