Chippewa is 1-7 against Hiland since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Chippewa Chipps will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hiland Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Chippewa came up short against Smithville and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Chipps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Smithies are ranked 227th).
Chippewa's goal came courtesy of
Parker West, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hiland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They never let Tuscarawas Valley onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won four games by five goals or more so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Chippewa and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Hiland, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Chippewa suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Hiland when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chippewa was down 5-1.
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