The Salem Quakers will face off against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Salem is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Salem is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Alliance on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Aviators by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 426th, while the Aviators are ranked 205th).
Salem's goal came courtesy of
Jake Davis, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Mineral Ridge made sure to put some goals up on the board against Waterloo on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 4-1 victory.
Mineral Ridge's lineup was just a bit different on Wednesday as Spencer Pal got a bit more time on the pitch (71 vs. his season average of 40.2). Pal made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals and an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Mineral Ridge, they now have a winning record of 2-1-1.
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