The Goshen Warriors will head out to square off against the Clinton-Massie Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Goshen will be strutting in after a victory while Clinton-Massie will be coming in after a loss.
Goshen will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Wilmington on Tuesday. The Warriors put the hurt on the Hurricane with a sharp 4-1 win. Considering Goshen's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Clinton-Massie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Western Brown, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Clinton-Massie can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 400th, while Western Brown are ranked 92nd).
Clinton-Massie's loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for Goshen, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6-2.
Goshen came out on top in a nail-biter against Clinton-Massie in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors 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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