Marlington has gone 8-0 against West Branch recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Marlington Dukes will look to defend their home pitch against the West Branch Warriors at 6:15 p.m.
Marlington is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Howland on Saturday. Neither Marlington nor Howland could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, West Branch entered their tilt with Boardman on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Spartans. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Spartans are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Branch hit Boardman with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Xander Culbertson (2),
Reed Martucci, and
Ezra Bickle.
Marlington's draw gives them a new season record of 3-1-1. As for West Branch, their win bumped their record up to 4-1-1.
Marlington came out on top in a nail-biter against West Branch in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Marlington repeat their success, or does West Branch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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