West Liberty-Salem and Lehman Catholic are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2016, but likely not for long. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
West Liberty-Salem's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Anna on Monday. They came up short against the Rockets, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Rockets are ranked 162nd).
Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 9-1 to Olentangy. The Cavaliers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-1.
Their goal came courtesy of
Veronica Pannapara, who's now up to nine this season.
West Liberty-Salem now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Lehman Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went West Liberty-Salem's way against Lehman Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as West Liberty-Salem made off with a 6-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Liberty-Salem 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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