The North Royalton Bears will square off against the Hudson Explorers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Royalton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Solon a 4-0 shutout. The Bears' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, on TuesdaySteele kept up with Hudson until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Hudson put the hurt on Steele with a sharp 3-0 win. Given the Explorers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Comets are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Royalton's victory bumped their record up to 11-5-4. As for Hudson, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
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