Soccer Preview: Elyria vs. Wellington
The Elyria Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Wellington Dukes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Elyria will be strutting in after a victory while Wellington will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Elyria earned a 3-1 win over Edison.
Ehlaia Simmons and
Ava Williams scored all three of Elyria's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, Wellington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Columbia, falling 10-1. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 508th, while the Raiders are ranked 173rd).
The victory got Elyria back to even at 6-6. As for Wellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Elyria was able to grind out a solid win over Wellington when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elyria 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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