Soccer Preview: Batavia vs. Western Brown
Batavia has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Western Brown Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Western Brown took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Batavia, who comes in off a win.
Batavia will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals two weeks ago, then bounced right back against New Richmond on Tuesday. Batavia was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over New Richmond. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Lions are ranked 536th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Western Brown was not quite North Adams' equal in the second half on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Green Devils. The Broncos have struggled against the Green Devils recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Batavia's win bumped their record up to 7-5-2. As for Western Brown, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Batavia took their victory against Western Brown when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 4-1. Will Batavia repeat their success, or does Western Brown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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