After flying high against John Glenn last Saturday, Marietta came back down to earth. The Marietta Tigers came up short against the Wheeling Park Patriots on Tuesday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 36th in Ohio, while the Patriots are ranked second in West Virginia).
Marietta's defeat dropped their record down to 11-2-2. As for Wheeling Park, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Marietta will head out to face off against Athens on Thursday. As for Wheeling Park, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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