After low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, New Philadelphia brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Their defense stepped up to hand the West Holmes Knights an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Quakers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
New Philadelphia's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5-1. As for West Holmes, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
New Philadelphia will be playing at home against Lake at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for West Holmes, they are on the road again on Thursday to play McKinley at 5:00 p.m. West Holmes is facing McKinley at the right time seeing as McKinley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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