The Northmont Thunderbolts are taking a road trip to square off against the Butler Aviators at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Northmont's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Beavercreek on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Beavers. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Beavers are ranked 38th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Butler was forced to settle for a draw. They and Troy finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
This is the second loss in a row for Northmont and nudges their season record down to 2-3. Butler's draw gives them a new season record of 3-2-1.
Northmont skirted past Butler 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northmont since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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