The Maysville Panthers will face off against the Beaver Local Beavers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maysville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over West Muskingum. Cam Parker was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Beaver Local put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Minerva an 8-0 shutout. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Lions are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maysville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-3 record this season. As for Beaver Local, they pushed their record up to 16-0-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Maysville beat Beaver Local by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2016, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maysville 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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