The Pickerington North Panthers will take on the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pickerington North is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Pickerington North's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Grove City by a score of 2-0. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Greyhounds are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Mcdavid and
Anthony Backer scored both of Pickerington North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the tenth. They fell just short of Olentangy Orange by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Bears have lost by just one goal.
Pickerington North pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Upper Arlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-3.
Pickerington North might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Upper Arlington when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Can Pickerington North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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