Newark is 0-4 against Pickerington Central since September of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Newark Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Pickerington Central Tigers at 6:30 p.m.
Newark is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They came up short against Hayes, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Pacers are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Pickerington Central waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Golden Gales 6-1. Considering the Tigers have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Lancaster with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tony Aquino (2),
C.J. Ballenger (2), and
Josue Hernandez.
Newark's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-1. As for Pickerington Central, they pushed their record up to 5-2-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Newark suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pickerington Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Newark avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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