The Steubenville Big Red will square off against the St. Clairsville Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Clairsville is facing Steubenville at the wrong time: Steubenville suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 2-0 to the Patriots. It was the first time this season that the Big Red let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Clairsville's offense. They lost 5-0 to Morgantown on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 396th in Ohio, while the Mohigans are ranked fourth in West Virginia).
Having lost for the first time this season, Steubenville fell to 5-1-3. As for St. Clairsville, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
Everything went Steubenville's way against St. Clairsville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Steubenville made off with a 4-1 win. In that matchup, Steubenville amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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