Independence has gone 5-0 against Trinity recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Independence Blue Devils will take on the Trinity Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Independence is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Independence's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Oberlin on Saturday. They fell just short of the The Phoenix by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the The Phoenix are ranked 260th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Trinity made sure to put some goals up on the board against Lawrence Upper on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Lions 4-3. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Trojans' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Lawrence Upper with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jonathan Rosa (2),
Brian Eddy, and
Jaliel Gullatt.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Trinity, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-5 record.
Independence took their victory against Trinity in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independence 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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