The Unioto Shermans will venture away from home to take on the Athens Bulldogs at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Unioto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Unioto is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Greeneview on Saturday. They lost 6-1 to the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Shermans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Rams are ranked 142nd).
Unioto's goal came courtesy of
Aidyn Danison, who's now up to ten this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Athens, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Chillicothe on Saturday.
Unioto's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
Unioto skirted past Athens 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Unioto since the squad 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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