Middletown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Princeton Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are at an even 4-4-1 against one another since October of 2015.
Middletown lost 7-1 to Fairmont on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Middies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Firebirds are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Princeton was forced to settle for a draw. They and Colerain finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw on Thursday.
Middletown now has a losing record at 2-3-3. Princeton's draw gives them a new season record of 2-2-1.
Middletown came out on top in a nail-biter against Princeton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown 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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