Soccer Preview: Hilliard Davidson vs. Olentangy Orange
The Hilliard Davidson Wildcats will head out to face off against the Olentangy Orange Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hilliard Davidson headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Hilliard Darby let them put that streak behind them. Hilliard Davidson blew past Hilliard Darby 4-1 on Wednesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Panthers are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olentangy Orange). Everything went their way against Central Crossing on Wednesday as Olentangy Orange made off with an 8-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pioneers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Hilliard Davidson's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4-4. As for Olentangy Orange, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
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