Soccer Preview: Celina vs. Botkins
The Celina Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Botkins Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Celina lost 4-1 to Shawnee on Tuesday. 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 127th, while the Indians are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Botkins). Their defense stepped up to hand Lima Central Catholic a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Trojans have won four games by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Celina's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Botkins, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Celina was able to grind out a solid win over Botkins when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Celina repeat their success, or does Botkins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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