The Manchester Panthers will face off against the Barberton Magics at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Barberton is facing Manchester at the wrong time: Manchester suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Red Riders, falling 4-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Red Riders recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Barberton fell victim to Brunswick and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 4-0 to the Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Magics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 119th).
The loss snapped Manchester's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Barberton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
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