The Minerva Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Salem Quakers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Minerva is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Minerva will head out to face Salem after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Minerva fell 3-1 to Tuscarawas Valley. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Trojans are ranked 127th).
Minerva's goal came courtesy of
Jeremiah Smith, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Salem was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor South Range could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Minerva's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. With that draw, Salem's record moves to 2-5-1.
Minerva suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Salem in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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