After two games on the road, Athens is heading back home. They will host the Alexander Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Athens will be strutting in after a victory while Alexander will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, it was close, but Athens sidestepped Philo for a 3-2 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Electrics are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Alexander didn't have quite enough to beat Fairfield on Saturday and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Alexander's goal came courtesy of
Arbor Albano, who's now up to seven this season.
Athens is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. As for Alexander, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Athens came out on top in a nail-biter against Alexander in their previous matchup on September 5th, sneaking past 1-0. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Alexander have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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