The Xenia Buccaneers will venture away from home to challenge the Bellbrook Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Xenia fell victim to Brookville and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 4-0 to the Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, Xenia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 455th, while Brookville are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, Bellbrook had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Bellbrook were the better team in the second half.
Jaden Warner and Logan Lucas scored both of Bellbrook's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Bellbrook's victory bumped their record up to 13-2-2. As for Xenia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-10-1 record this season.
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