Soccer Game Preview: Legacy Christian Academy vs. Bethel

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 3:24am

Soccer Preview: Legacy Christian Academy vs. Bethel

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The Legacy Christian Academy Knights will face off against the Bethel Bees at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Bethel is hoping to do what Botkins couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Legacy Christian Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Legacy Christian Academy put the hurt on Botkins with a sharp 4-1 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Trojans are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Legacy Christian Academy hit Botkins with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Anna Sweeney (2), Ava Combs, and Alli Graves.

Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Bethel made sure to put some goals up on the board against Lehman Catholic on Monday. Everything went their way against the Cavaliers as they made off with a 6-1 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.

Legacy Christian Academy's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1-1. As for Bethel, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1-3.

Legacy Christian Academy took their win against Bethel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legacy Christian Academy since the squad 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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