Soccer Preview: Elida vs. Wapakoneta
The Elida Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Wapakoneta Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Elida is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Defiance 7-1 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wapakoneta, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Kenton onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Redskins have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The win got Elida back to even at 5-5. As for Wapakoneta, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Elida beat Wapakoneta by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elida 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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