Pickerington North has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Olentangy Liberty Patriots at 2:45 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.
Pickerington North's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Thomas Worthington out 1-0. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the CARDINALS are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pickerington North's one-goal win came courtesy of
Elnatan Merdassa, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Olentangy Liberty came up short against New Albany on Thursday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Pickerington North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Olentangy Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-2.
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