The Norton Panthers will take on the Firestone Falcons in a tournament on Wednesday. Firestone took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Norton, who comes in off a win.
If Firestone heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Norton took over last week. The Panthers blew past Woodridge 4-1 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for Norton in their matchups with Woodridge: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Firestone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Archbishop Hoban, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Firestone can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 540th, while Archbishop Hoban are ranked 243rd).
Firestone's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Norton, their win bumped their record up to 5-12.
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