Marietta has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Saturday. They will head out to face off against the Unioto Shermans at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Unioto heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Marietta took over last week. Marietta came out on top against River View by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Black Bears are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Unioto). Their defense stepped up to hand Fairfield a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. With that win, the Shermans brought their scoring average up to 4 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Fairfield from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Erik Allsop led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Marietta pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Unioto, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Marietta beat Unioto by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 4-3. Does Marietta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Unioto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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