The Lawrenceburg Tigers will square off against the Taylor Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Lawrenceburg will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Taylor better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lawrenceburg really get things going. Lawrenceburg's defense stepped up to hand South Dearborn a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's eighth straight shutout.
They hit South Dearborn with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Morgan Manford (2),
Ava Merkel, and
Preslee Rugg.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Taylor made sure to put some goals up on the board against Finneytown on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Wildcats. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Wildcats are ranked 449th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawrenceburg pushed their record up to 11-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Taylor, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
Lawrenceburg beat Taylor 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Lawrenceburg repeat their success, or does Taylor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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