Soccer Game Preview: Kalida Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 2:09am

Soccer Preview: Kalida vs. Liberty-Benton

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The Kalida Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Liberty-Benton is hoping to do what Pettisville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Kalida's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Kalida never let Pettisville onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Blackbirds are ranked 480th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Rams 8-1. Trevor Ferris was a massive factor in the win as he booted in five goals all by himself.

Kalida's win bumped their record up to 6-1-2. As for Liberty-Benton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.

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