Soccer Preview: Heath vs. Watkins Memorial
Heath is 0-9 against Watkins Memorial since October of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Heath Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Heath's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Maysville on Monday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Watkins Memorial's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 10-1 to Upper Arlington. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Golden Bears are ranked sixth).
Watkins Memorial's goal came courtesy of
Keira Mckittrick, who's now up to five this season.
Heath's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Watkins Memorial, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Heath might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Watkins Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Heath avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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