West Branch waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Boardman Spartans 5-4. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Spartans are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Branch hit Boardman with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Xander Culbertson (2),
Reed Martucci, and
Ezra Bickle.
West Branch's victory bumped their record up to 4-1-1. As for Boardman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-4-1.
West Branch will square off against Marlington at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Boardman, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cardinal Mooney at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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