The Dover Crimson Tornadoes will head out to face off against the John Glenn Muskies at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dover has three straight wins, John Glenn has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Dover proved they can win big with a three-goal victory on Thursday. On Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out New Philadelphia 5-4. Given Dover's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while New Philadelphia are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, John Glenn lost 4-1 to West Muskingum on Tuesday.
Dover has now won nine of their last 12 games on the road. That gives them a 6-1 record this season. The road wins were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 50 goals over those 12 matches. As for John Glenn, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
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