The Vermilion Sailors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Norwalk Truckers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vermilion's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Willard 5-0. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Crimson Flashes are ranked 482nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Norwalk's and Huron's game on Monday was close at halftime, but Norwalk turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Norwalk put the hurt on Huron with a sharp 4-0 victory. The Truckers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
They hit Huron with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Elliot Gahring (2),
Ben Snyder, and Snyder.
Vermilion's win bumped their record up to 7-4-2. As for Norwalk, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1.
Vermilion came up short against Norwalk in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Vermilion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
