Soccer Preview: Xenia vs. Sidney
Xenia is 0-6-1 against Sidney since August of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Xenia Buccaneers will be staying on the road to face off against the Sidney Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Xenia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
Xenia will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Valley View on Saturday. Xenia never let Valley View onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by four goals or more this season.
They hit Valley View with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Shelby Collier (2),
Makayli Marinelli, and
Jaelyn Moore.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Sidney was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Fairmont could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Xenia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3-1 record this season. With that draw, Sidney's record moves to 6-3-1.
Xenia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sidney in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Xenia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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