The Independence 76ers will face off against the Linden-McKinley Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Independence is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Mifflin on Tuesday. They came up short against the Punchers, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the 76ers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 492nd, while the Punchers are ranked 238th).
Meanwhile, Linden-McKinley was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 13-0 to Beechcroft.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 3-8-1. As for Linden-McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Independence's way against Linden-McKinley when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as Independence made off with a 9-1 victory. Will Independence repeat their success, or does Linden-McKinley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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