Norwalk is 0-8 against Ontario since August of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Norwalk Truckers will square off against the Ontario Warriors at 9:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Norwalk took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Mansfield Senior a 2-0 shutout. Given the Truckers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Tygers are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ontario had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Fliers 8-0. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Clyde from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Addi Pittman led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Norwalk is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-1 record this season. As for Ontario, they pushed their record up to 11-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Norwalk suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Ontario when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Norwalk avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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