The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will face off against the Harding Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Austintown-Fitch is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Canfield just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. Neither they nor the Cardinals could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The result kept the Falcons happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 17th.
Meanwhile, Harding was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Howland, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Tigers are ranked 71st).
With that draw, Austintown-Fitch's record moves to 6-2-6. As for Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-2.
Everything went Austintown-Fitch's way against Harding in their previous matchup back in September, as Austintown-Fitch made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austintown-Fitch since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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