Elyria is 0-9 against North Ridgeville since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Elyria Pioneers will face off against the North Ridgeville Rangers at 7:00 p.m.
Elyria is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 goals last Friday, they were much more limited against Olmsted Falls on Wednesday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Ridgeville). Their defense stepped up to hand Valley Forge a 6-0 shutout on Saturday. The result kept the Rangers happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
Elyria's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for North Ridgeville, their win bumped their record up to 4-0-3.
Elyria suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to North Ridgeville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Elyria avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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