Smithville is 8-0-2 against Rittman since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Smithville Smithies will host the Rittman Indians at 1:00 p.m. Rittman took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Smithville, who comes in off a win.
Smithville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Waynedale. Given the Smithies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 416th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rittman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Chippewa, falling 3-0.
Smithville has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Rittman, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10-1.
Smithville took their win against Rittman in their previous meeting on September 3rd by a conclusive 4-0. Does Smithville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rittman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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