The Ironton Fighting Tigers will face off against the Fairland Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Fairland will have to contend with a Ironton squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since September 5. Ironton lost 3-0 to Spring Valley on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 547th in Ohio, while the Timberwolves are ranked 41st in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Fairland made sure to put some goals up on the board against Portsmouth on Thursday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 5-3.
Ironton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14-1. As for Fairland, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season.
Ironton might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Fairland when the teams last played back in September. Can Ironton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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