Soccer Preview: Elida vs. Kenton
The Elida Bulldogs will head out to take on the Kenton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Elida's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Shawnee on Thursday. They came up short against the Indians, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Indians are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kenton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They skirted past Riverdale 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Elida's loss dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for Kenton, their win bumped their record up to 3-1-1.
Elida was able to grind out a solid victory over Kenton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elida 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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