The Waverly Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Jackson Ironman/Ironladies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Waverly has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Jackson will come in with four straight wins.
Waverly's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Miami Trace on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Panthers. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly seven goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jackson). They put the hurt on Unioto with a sharp 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Given the Ironman/Ironladies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Shermans are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Waverly's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Jackson, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Waverly beat Jackson by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waverly 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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