The Vermilion Sailors will challenge the Independence Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vermilion's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Vermilion's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Woodmore last Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Wildcats are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Independence, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against Wellington on Monday as Independence made off with an 8-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Blue Devils' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Their offense was hitting Wellington from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Brooke Coldsnow led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Vermilion's loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for Independence, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-13 record.
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