The Lexington Minutemen will square off against the Ashland Arrows at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lexington's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Shelby with a sharp 3-0 victory. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Whippets are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Ashland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Madison Comprehensive out 2-1. The Arrows wouldn't have won without Maddie Beattie, who scored the game-winner.
Lexington's win bumped their record up to 9-7-2. As for Ashland, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-4.
Lexington beat Ashland by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 1-0. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does Ashland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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