Soccer Preview: Elida vs. Wapakoneta
The Elida Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against 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 put the hurt on Defiance with a sharp 7-1 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory 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 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Redskins, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.
The victory got Elida back to even at 5-5. As for Wapakoneta, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Elida came out on top in a nail-biter against Wapakoneta in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 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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