Soccer Preview: Bedford vs. Lorain
The Bedford Bearcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lorain Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bedford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
If Lorain heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Bedford took over last week. Bedford walked away with a 3-1 win over Ellet on Wednesday. The Bearcats better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Anna Ningler-Farone, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Bedford's lineup was just a bit different on Wednesday as Ningler-Farone got a bit more time on the pitch (75 vs. her season average of 55.5). Ningler-Farone made the most of the opportunity, scoring three goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Lorain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Brush, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Arcs are ranked 202nd).
Bedford now has a winning record of 2-1-1. As for Lorain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5-1.
Bedford suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Lorain in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Bedford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
