The McKinley Red Dragons will challenge the South Range Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McKinley has five straight victories, South Range has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If South Range heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when McKinley took over last week. The Red Dragons walked away with a 3-1 win over Hubbard on Monday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering McKinley's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Hubbard are ranked 364th).
Madelyn Yost and Kherington Stanford scored all three of McKinley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 53 goals.
Meanwhile, South Range fell victim to Struthers and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
South Range's loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1. As for McKinley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0-1.
McKinley took their win against South Range in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Red Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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