After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Canfield, Salem was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Marlington Dukes a 1-0 shutout. The win was all the more spectacular given the Quakers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Dukes are ranked 82nd).
Salem's one-goal win came courtesy of
Cory Plunkett, who's now up to 11 this season.
Salem's victory bumped their record up to 5-7-1. As for Marlington, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3-2 record.
Salem will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against West Branch at 7:00 p.m. West Branch is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Salem will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Marlington, they will challenge Poland Seminary at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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