The Westerville Central Warhawks will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Newark Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Westerville Central is headed into Saturday's following a draw, the team's first since the fifth. They and Hilliard Bradley finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
Westerville Central's goal came courtesy of
Mackenzie Mensel, who's now up to 17 this season.
Meanwhile, Newark has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 29. They came up short against Teays Valley on Thursday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Vikings are ranked 74th).
With that draw, Westerville Central's record moves to 7-3-2. As for Newark, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-1.
Westerville Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Newark in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerville Central since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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