The Dover Crimson Tornadoes will face off against the New Philadelphia Quakers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Dover is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wooster on Thursday. Dover fell just short of Wooster by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for New Philadelphia's offense. They came up short against Tri-Valley on Thursday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while the Scotties are ranked 135th).
Dover's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-1. As for New Philadelphia, they dropped their record down to 2-13-1 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Everything went Dover's way against New Philadelphia when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Dover made off with an 8-1 win. In that match, Dover amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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