The Howland Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Marlington Dukes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Howland's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Howland's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Harvey. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marlington). They put the hurt on Carrollton with a sharp 12-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Dukes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Warriors are ranked 514th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Howland pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Marlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
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