Soccer Game Preview: Edgewood on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 1:30am

Soccer Preview: Edgewood vs. Bellbrook

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Edgewood is 0-3 against Bellbrook since August of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The Edgewood Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bellbrook Golden Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Edgewood's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Monroe on Thursday. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 479th, while the Hornets are ranked 171st).

Meanwhile, Bellbrook also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Oakwood by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Grant Driskell was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.

Edgewood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Bellbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3-2.

Edgewood might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Bellbrook when the teams last played back in August. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Edgewood was down 5-0.

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