The MHSAA Division 1 soccer districts kick off this week with a huge local matchup right off the get-go. Dexter hosts Pioneer at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in an opening-round game of the boys’ soccer playoffs.
The Dreadnaughts come into the contest with a 9-7-1 record while Pioneer is 5-6-5 on the season. The teams are well coached and very evenly matched. The two teams recently played to a 2-2 draw at Dexter and the Dreadnaughts rallied to beat the Pioneers earlier in the season in an SEC match at Pioneer.
The winner of this game will face a strong Huron team. The River Rats are 8-4-5 on the season. The semifinal game will be played at 5 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Saline HS.
The other bracket kicks off on Thursday with Skyline (7-4-5) facing Belleville (2-12-4) at 5 p.m. at Skyline and Saline (10-2-4) playing Lincoln at 7 p.m. at Saline. The two winners will face each other at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Saline in the other semifinal game.
The finals are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at Saline.