The Carroll Patriots will challenge the Northmont Thunderbolts at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Carroll will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Indian Hill, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Carroll was ranked seventh). Carroll came up short against Indian Hill on Saturday, falling 5-0. The Patriots' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northmont). They never let Miami East onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. Nevin Smith was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Having lost for the first time this season, Carroll fell to 10-1-1. As for Northmont, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Carroll came out on top in a nail-biter against Northmont in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, sneaking past 2-1. Does Carroll have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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