The Hudson Explorers will challenge the North Royalton Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hudson's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Nordonia 3-0. Given the Explorers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Knights are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Pierce and
Brooke Pulte scored all three of Hudson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, North Royalton made sure to put some goals up on the board against Roosevelt on Monday. They put the hurt on the Rough Riders with a sharp 5-0 win.
Hudson's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for North Royalton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-3 record this season.
Hudson took their win against North Royalton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hudson 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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