Norwayne has gone 10-0 against Smithville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Norwayne Bobcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Smithville Smithies at 5:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Norwayne is headed into Tuesday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost 4-0 to Hiland on Thursday. Considering the last time the Bobcats couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Smithville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Chippewa. While losing is never fun, the Smithies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Chipps are ranked 70th).
Norwayne's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5-1. As for Smithville, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Norwayne beat Smithville by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norwayne 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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