Soccer Preview: Memorial vs. Celina
The Memorial Roughriders will venture away from home to take on the Celina Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Memorial made easy work of Botkins and carried off a 6-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Celina put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Lehman Catholic as Celina made off with a 5-1 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Celina, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Celina when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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