The McClain Tigers will face off against the Hillsboro Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: McClain has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Hillsboro will arrive with three straight victories.
McClain's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Chillicothe on Thursday. They came up short against the Cavaliers, falling 12-0. 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 476th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 194th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillsboro). Their defense stepped up to hand Western Brown a 7-0 shutout on Monday. Ryan Howland was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
McClain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Hillsboro, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
McClain suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can McClain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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