Southview is 9-1 against Clay since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Southview Cougars will square off against the Clay Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Southview will be strutting in after a win while Clay will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Southview narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bowling Green 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Bobcats are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Clay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Springfield. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
The victory made it two in a row for Southview and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Clay, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7-2.
Southview was able to grind out a solid win over Clay when the teams last played on September 3rd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southview since the squad 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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