The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will challenge the Zanesville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Vernon will be strutting in after a win while Zanesville will be coming in after a defeat.
Mt. Vernon's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Mansfield Christian 5-0. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Flames are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Zanesville didn't have quite enough to beat Bishop Rosecrans on Monday and fell 4-3. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Bishops recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cam Van Kirk and
Connor Baldwin scored all three of Zanesville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Zanesville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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