Soccer Preview: Kalida vs. Bluffton
The Kalida Wildcats will stay at home for another game and welcome the Bluffton Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bluffton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Kalida, who comes in off a win.
Kalida's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Ottoville as Kalida made off with a 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Despite a strong season so far, Bluffton has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 4-1 to Olentangy on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Braves are ranked 42nd).
Bluffton's goal came courtesy of
Jaicelyn Morris, who's now up to four this season.
Kalida's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Bluffton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
Kalida came out on top in a nail-biter against Bluffton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Kalida repeat their success, or does Bluffton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
