The Salem Quakers will venture away from home to face off against the Beaver Beavers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salem took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Garfield an 8-0 shutout.
Salem's offense was hitting Garfield from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Cory Plunkett led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Beaver put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past Lakeview 4-0. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salem's win bumped their record up to 6-8-1. As for Beaver, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1.
Salem skirted past Beaver 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beaver turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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