After four games on the road, Athens is heading back home. They will welcome the Marietta Tigers on Thursday. Athens will be strutting in after a victory while Marietta will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Athens earned a 3-1 win over Lancaster. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Golden Gales are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Marietta was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They came up short against Wheeling Park, falling 4-1.
Athens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Marietta, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2-2.
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