After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. Clairsville, East Liverpool was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Oak Glen Golden Bears a 3-0 shutout. The victory was all the more spectacular given East Liverpool's disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 436th in Ohio, while Oak Glen are ranked 74th in West Virginia).
East Liverpool's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5-1. As for Oak Glen, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Liverpool will take on Edison at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. East Liverpool are facing Edison at the right time seeing as Edison are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Oak Glen, they will be playing at home against Catholic Central at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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