The Hayes Pacers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Whetstone Braves at 7:00 p.m. Hayes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
If Whetstone heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Hayes took over last week. Hayes' defense stepped up to hand Westland a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Pacers have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Chaz Sakala, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Whetstone got the win against Highland on Saturday by a conclusive 8-0. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Fighting Scots are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hayes pushed their record up to 10-2-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Whetstone, their record is now 12-2-1.
Hayes took their victory against Whetstone in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hayes 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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