The Normandy Invaders will take on the Lakewood Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Normandy fell victim to North Royalton and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Bears, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Normandy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 314th, while North Royalton are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Lakewood was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Avon could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Lakewood's draw makes their record 6-5-1 this season. As for Normandy, they dropped their record down to 2-6-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Normandy suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Lakewood in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Invaders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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