Springfield has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Clay Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Springfield will be strutting in after a win while Clay will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Springfield sidestepped Napoleon for a 3-2 victory. The Blue Devils found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Grant Sponseller and Aiden Ziehr were both handed yellow cards.
Springfield hit Napoleon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kyle Mortus,
Aiden Sloan, and
Timothy (TJ) Pappas.
Meanwhile, Clay has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 31. They fell just short of Bowling Green by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Bobcats are ranked 45th).
Springfield is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season. As for Clay, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-2.
Springfield beat Clay by a goal when the teams last played back in August, winning 1-0. Does Springfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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