Soccer Preview: Ada vs. Liberty-Benton
Ada hasn't had much luck against Liberty-Benton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ada Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Ada is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
Last Monday, Ada was able to grind out a solid win over Spencerville, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Nathan Williams and
Andrew Allen scored all three of Ada's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Wildcats are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ada pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Liberty-Benton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Ada suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Liberty-Benton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ada was down 5-1.
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