The Big Walnut Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Westerville North Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Big Walnut came up short against St. Charles on Saturday, falling 7-2. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Cardinals are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Westerville North unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Whetstone by a score of 3-2. Max Thomas was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Abdoulaye Soumah and
Carter Smith scored both of Westerville North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Big Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Westerville North, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-4.
Big Walnut beat Westerville North 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Big Walnut since the team 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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