The Zane Trace Pioneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Eastern Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Zane Trace's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Monday just wasn't the day for Zane Trace's offense. They came up short against North Adams on Monday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Zane Trace can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 521st, while North Adams are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Eastern hadn't done well against Bethel-Tate recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. The Warriors had just enough and edged out the Tigers 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Eastern were the better team in the second half.
Kolston Schweitzer and Cayden Wills scored both of Eastern's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Zane Trace's loss dropped their record down to 1-9-2. As for Eastern, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Everything went Zane Trace's way against Eastern in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as Zane Trace made off with an 11-0 win. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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