After two games on the road, New Lexington is heading back home. They will face off against the Belpre Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
New Lexington's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against West Muskingum on Thursday. They came up short against the Tornadoes, falling 9-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Tornadoes recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Belpre put another one in the bag last Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ohio Valley Christian 2-1.
Dalton Lemon was the driving force of Belpre's attack as he scored both of Belpre's goals, bringing his season total up to 17 goals.
New Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Belpre, they pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
New Lexington suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Belpre when the teams last played back in September of 2022. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Lexington was down 4-0.
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