The matchup between Smithville and Chippewa on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Smithville Smithies came up short against the Chippewa Chipps, falling 9-0. 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 204th, while the Chipps are ranked 68th).
Smithville's loss dropped their record down to 3-2-1. As for Chippewa, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Smithville will square off against Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northwestern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season. As for Chippewa, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Mapleton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chippewa's defense has only allowed zero goals per game this season, so Mapleton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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