Akron and Barker will meet Thursday in a very familiar Section VI Class C title matchup

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Akron’s Morgan Tomporowski and Barker’s Kaylee Stoll battle for control of the ball during a regular season contest. Akron and Barker will meet for the Section VI Class C title on Thursday at Alden.

The title game matchup will be a very familiar one as top seeded Akron will face Niagara-Orleans League rival No. 2 Barker for the Section VI Class C field hockey championship at 8 p.m. Thursday on the blue turf at Alden.

It will mark the 15th time in the last 24 years that Akron and Barker have met in the title contest. Barker holds a 9-5 lead in the series but Akron has won the last three meetings (2020, 2021 and 2022).

Both teams had close contests in the semifinals as Akron advanced by edging No. 5 Eden 4-3 in overtime while Barker nipped No. 3 Medina 2-1.

Akron brings a 14-1 record into the final while Barker is 13-5. The Lady Tigers won both meetings during the N-O season by scores of 3-0 and 1-0.

Morgan Tomporowski leads the Akron offense with 41 goals as Mackenzie Tomporowski and Madison Gates each have 11.

The Akron defense, which is anchored by goalie Marissa Brege (0.33 goals against average) has registered 13 shutouts.

Madelina Pavlock leads the Barker offense with 22 goals as Sophia Pavlock has 6, Jordyn Kinne 4 and Sophia Gerhardt 3.

The victor on Thursday will advance to the state playoffs.