XENIA — Wednesday’s girls soccer match between Fairborn and Xenia was postponed due to weather conditions.
The match was halted less than five minutes into the first half at the 35:28 mark due to a flash of lightning. After several other sightings, the match was deemed by the team’s coaches to not be played before 8 p.m.
The game was rescheduled to be played at 5 p.m. on Monday. Entry will be free and all tickets purchased for Wednesday’s match will be refunded.
Xenia girls soccer senior players are joined by their family members prior to the match during Senior Night festivities.
Fairborn junior Ella Krall (11) looks to dribble around Xenia junior Alyssa Cornish (2). Neither team got much action in during the heavy rain which poured down. The match was postponed less than five minutes into the first half.
Xenia and Fairborn players battled the elements in addition to one another in the short time on the pitch Wednesday.
Fairborn sophomore Brooklyn Anderson (4) sends a goal kick back into play.
