The Mansfield Christian Flames will head out to face off against the Ashland Arrows at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mansfield Christian will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Central Christian, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Flames never let the Comets get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given Mansfield Christian's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Central Christian are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Ashland got the win against Mansfield Senior on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-0. The result was nothing new for Ashland, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Mansfield Senior from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Luke Lavengood led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The victory made it two in a row for Ashland and bumps their season record up to 9-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two contests. As for Mansfield Christian, their record now sits at 8-6-1.
Mansfield Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ashland when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Can the Flames avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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