Soccer Preview: Botkins vs. Allen East
The Botkins Trojans will head out to take on the Allen East Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Botkins will be strutting in after a victory while Allen East will be coming in after a loss.
Botkins is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Spencerville on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won four contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Allen East was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 4-0 to Kalida. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Wildcats are ranked 138th).
The win made it two in a row for Botkins and bumps their season record up to 5-7-1. As for Allen East, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-7-1.
Everything went Botkins' way against Allen East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Botkins made off with an 8-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Botkins 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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