The Jackson Polar Bears will face off against the Highland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Medina, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Jackson was ranked 16th). Jackson had just enough and edged Medina out 2-1 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Polar Bears.
Meanwhile, Highland hasn't lost a match since August 16th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Cuyahoga Falls. Considering the Hornets have won nine matches by more than three goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Cuyahoga Falls from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Avalynn Price led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Jackson pushed their record up to 10-2-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
Jackson took their victory against Highland when the teams last played back in August of 2019 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Jackson repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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