The Zane Trace Pioneers will face off against the Waverly Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Zane Trace will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Zane Trace's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Minford on Wednesday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 3-0. 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 359th, while the Falcons are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waverly). Their defense stepped up to hand Piketon a 12-0 shutout on Tuesday. Zarian Canter was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Zane Trace's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Waverly, their victory bumped their record up to 3-10.
Zane Trace took their win against Waverly when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Zane Trace repeat their success, or does Waverly have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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