The Zane Trace Pioneers will venture away from home to square off against the Alexander Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Zane Trace will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last.
Zane Trace's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Westfall.
Meanwhile, Alexander has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Athens on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 106th).
Zane Trace's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Alexander, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-2.
Zane Trace beat Alexander by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Zane Trace 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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