Elyria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Perkins Pirates by a score of 2-1. 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 365th, while the Pirates are ranked 162nd).
Elyria's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Perkins, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2-1.
Elyria will welcome Avon Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Avon Lake knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Elyria likes a good challenge. As for Perkins, they will venture away from home to face off against Galion at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Perkins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
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