Soccer Preview: Memorial vs. Columbus Grove
The Memorial Roughriders will face off against the Columbus Grove Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Van Wert a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Roughriders needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Columbus Grove put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past Ada 4-1. Considering Columbus Grove has won four games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Ada with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lauryn Auchmuty (2),
Ruth Myers, and
Lauryn Halker.
Memorial now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Columbus Grove, they pushed their record up to 7-0-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Memorial's way against Columbus Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Memorial made off with a 4-1 win. Does Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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