The Hiland Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Clear Fork Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hiland will be strutting in after a victory while Clear Fork will be coming in after a defeat.
Hiland will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Minerva on Saturday. Hiland blew past Minerva 9-0. The contest marked the Hawks' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Clear Fork didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Vernon on Saturday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 153rd).
Hiland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Clear Fork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6-1.
Everything went Hiland's way against Clear Fork in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Hiland made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hiland since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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