On Wednesday Minerva will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Marlington Dukes at 6:00 p.m. Minerva is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Minerva is headed into Wednesday's following a draw, the team's first since August 19. Neither they nor Sandy Valley could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Kaylie Loveless was the only thing that stood between Minerva and a shutout considering she scored both of Minerva's goals, bringing her season total up to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Marlington has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They came up short against West Branch on Wednesday, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Warriors are ranked 186th).
Minerva's draw makes their record 3-5-2 this season. As for Marlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Minerva might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Marlington in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Minerva was down 3-0.
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