The Newark Wildcats will square off against the Groveport-Madison Cruisers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Newark is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They lost 4-1 to River View. 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 217th, while the Black Bears are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, neither Groveport-Madison nor Central Crossing could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Newark's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1. Groveport-Madison's draw gives them a new season record of 1-0-2.
Newark suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Groveport-Madison in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Newark avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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