Upper Sandusky is 1-8-1 against Van Buren since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Upper Sandusky Rams will look to defend their home pitch against the Van Buren Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. Upper Sandusky is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Upper Sandusky is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Columbus Grove on Saturday. Upper Sandusky fell 5-3 to Columbus Grove. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 96th).
Shiloh Shasteen and
Grace Walton scored all three of Upper Sandusky's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Meanwhile, Van Buren came up short against Liberty-Benton on Wednesday, falling 7-1. That's two games in a row now that the Black Knights have lost by exactly six goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Upper Sandusky and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Van Buren, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Upper Sandusky suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Van Buren in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Upper Sandusky have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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