Firelands won the last time they faced Oberlin, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Firelands Falcons' defense stepped up to hand the Oberlin The Phoenix a 7-0 shutout. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the The Phoenix are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Firelands is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 13-2-1 record this season. As for Oberlin, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-4-2 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Firelands will venture away from home to challenge Brookside at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Oberlin, they will head out on the road to take on Kirtland at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Kirtland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
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