Pickerington North is 4-0 against Groveport-Madison since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Pickerington North Panthers will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Groveport-Madison Cruisers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Pickerington North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Pickerington North's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lincoln as Pickerington North made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Golden Lions are ranked 155th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elnatan Merdassa and
Matthew Reitano scored all three of Pickerington North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Groveport-Madison scored the most goals they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Canal Winchester, falling 7-4. The Cruisers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Pickerington North pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Groveport-Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Pickerington North took their victory against Groveport-Madison in their previous meeting back in September of 2020 by a conclusive 4-0. Will Pickerington North repeat their success, or does Groveport-Madison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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