The GlenOak Golden Eagles will head out to square off against the Marlington Dukes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
GlenOak had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the four-goal drubbing they dealt Roosevelt on Thursday. The Golden Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Rough Riders a 4-0 shutout. The contest was close at halftime, but GlenOak turned on the heat in the second half with three goals.
They hit Roosevelt with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Enzo Gliatta (2), Jackson Weisbrod, and Grant Millsap.
Meanwhile, Marlington came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Aviators as they made off with a 3-0 victory. Given Marlington's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 59th, while Alliance are ranked 288th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marlington's win bumped their record up to 11-1-3. As for GlenOak, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
GlenOak skirted past Marlington 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Eagles 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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