The Valley Forge Patriots will square off against the Laurel Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Forge is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses.
Valley Forge's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Bay on Tuesday. They came up short against the Rockets, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 434th, while the Rockets are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Laurel kept a clean sheet against Edgewood on Monday. They blew past the Warriors 6-0. The result was nothing new for the Gators , who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Valley Forge's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Laurel, their win bumped their record up to 7-3-1.
Everything went Valley Forge's way against Laurel in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as Valley Forge made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Valley Forge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laurel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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