Soccer Preview: Coldwater vs. Celina
The Coldwater Cavaliers will challenge the Celina Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coldwater's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lima Central Catholic with a sharp 12-0 win. Considering the Cavaliers have won seven matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Lima Central Catholic from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Avery Knapke led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Celina was able to grind out a solid victory over Defiance on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. Given Celina's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Defiance is ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coldwater has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Celina, their win bumped their record up to 11-2-2.
Coldwater came up short against Celina in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Coldwater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
