Soccer Recap: Springboro Takes Down Walnut Hills in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Springboro had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Walnut Hills Eagles 2-1. Given Springboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Walnut Hills are ranked 65th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Morgan Demoss and Keira Buckholtz scored both of Springboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.

Panthers

Previous 4 Games (Home)

10/23/25 vs Walnut Hills	2-1
10/20/25 vs Wayne	10-0
10/01/25 vs Wayne	9-0
09/29/25 vs Chaminade Julienne Catholic	3-1

Springboro's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those four matchups. As for Walnut Hills, the loss snapped their winning streak at five matches and leaves them with a 10-6-3 record.

Coming up, Springboro will square off against Seton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seton's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Springboro's offense will have their work cut out for them. Walnut Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.