Soccer Game Preview: Dixie Heights on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 13, 2024, 4:33am

Soccer Preview: Dixie Heights vs. Elder

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After two games on the road, Dixie Heights is heading back home. They will host the Elder Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Dixie Heights is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Covington Catholic just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Colonels, falling 5-0.

Meanwhile, Elder didn't have quite enough to beat St. Xavier on Wednesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Bombers are ranked 46th).

Dixie Heights' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Elder, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2-3.

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