The Marietta Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Athens Bulldogs on Thursday.
Marietta is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Wheeling Park on Tuesday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 36th in Ohio, while the Patriots are ranked second in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, Athens beat Lancaster 3-1 on Saturday.
Marietta's defeat dropped their record down to 11-2-2. As for Athens, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Marietta beat Athens by a goal when the teams last played back in August, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marietta since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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