The Celina Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Defiance Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Celina will be strutting in after a victory while Defiance will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Celina was able to grind out a solid win over Bath, taking the game 3-1.
Meanwhile, Defiance has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 24. They lost 4-0 to Bath on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Wildcats are ranked 217th).
Celina's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-4-1. As for Defiance, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11-2.
Everything went Celina's way against Defiance in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Celina made off with a 10-1 win. In that matchup, Celina amassed a halftime lead of 5-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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