The Ironton Fighting Tigers will take on the Westfall Mustangs in a tournament on Thursday. Ironton's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Ironton's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Portsmouth West, sneaking past 1-0. Ironton's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Jack Lambert, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three matchup, Westfall brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Everything went their way against New Lexington on Monday as they made off with a 5-0 win. Considering Westfall's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Westfall's victory bumped their record up to 4-9-3. As for Ironton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-7-2 record this season.
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