West Branch hasn't had much luck against Marlington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The West Branch Warriors will square off against the Marlington Dukes at 6:15 p.m. One thing working in West Branch's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matchups.
If Marlington heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when West Branch took over last week. West Branch won by a goal and slipped past Boardman 5-4. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Spartans are ranked 374th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Branch hit Boardman with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Xander Culbertson (2),
Reed Martucci, and
Ezra Bickle.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Marlington was forced to settle for a draw. They and Howland finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
West Branch's victory bumped their record up to 4-1-1. With that draw, Marlington's record moves to 3-1-1.
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