The Barberton Magics are taking a road trip to face off against the Buckeye Bucks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Barberton has given up an average of 3.6 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Barberton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Aurora on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Greenmen. The defeat continues a trend for Barberton in their meetings with Aurora: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Lakewood kept up with Buckeye until halftime on Wednesday, but afterwards: not so much. The Bucks' defense stepped up to hand the Rangers a 5-0 shutout. Given Buckeye's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Lakewood are ranked 297th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Buckeye and bumps their season record up to 10-2-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored seven goals over those two matches. As for Barberton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-3.
Barberton might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Buckeye in their previous meeting back in August of 2016. Can the Magics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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