The Firelands Falcons will face off against the Wellington Dukes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Firelands has three straight victories, Wellington has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Firelands' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Holy Name by a score of 2-0.
Ariannah Floyd and
Hazel Littleton scored both of Firelands' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, Wellington came up short against Elyria on Monday, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Pioneers are ranked 232nd).
Firelands is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-3 record this season. As for Wellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Firelands' way against Wellington when the teams last played back in September, as Firelands made off with a 10-1 win. Does Firelands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wellington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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