The Dover Crimson Tornadoes will face off against the John Glenn Little Muskies at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Dover is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Indian Creek an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for Dover in their matchups with Indian Creek: they've now won three in a row.
Dover's offense was hitting Indian Creek from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Bridget McCrate led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, John Glenn's contest on Monday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on New Philadelphia with a sharp 3-0 victory. Given John Glenn's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while New Philadelphia are ranked 440th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Glenn's win bumped their record up to 12-4-2. As for Dover, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7-1.
Dover came out on top in a nail-biter against John Glenn in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crimson Tornadoes 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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