The New Lexington Panthers will challenge the Shenandoah Zeps at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for New Lexington and four for Shenandoah.
New Lexington's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Coshocton on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Redskins.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Belpre on Tuesday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Zeps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 563rd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 254th).
New Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Shenandoah, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-1.
Everything went New Lexington's way against Shenandoah in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as New Lexington made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Lexington 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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