Soccer Preview: Bellefontaine vs. Jonathan Alder
The Bellefontaine Chieftains will take on the Jonathan Alder Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Bellefontaine has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with nine straight defeats, while Jonathan Alder will come in with seven straight wins.
Bellefontaine is coming into the matchup fresh off a high-scoring shootout with River Valley that saw the pair combine for 13 shots on goal. Bellefontaine lost 6-0 to River Valley on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 544th, while the Vikings are ranked 213th).
Meanwhile, Jonathan Alder kept a clean sheet against Kenton Ridge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Bellefontaine's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Jonathan Alder, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bellefontaine might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Jonathan Alder when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Bellefontaine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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