Defiance is 1-8-1 against Elida since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Defiance will head out on the road to face off against Elida at 6:00 p.m.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Tuesday. Defiance came up short against Celina, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Defiance can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Celina is ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Elida made sure to put some goals up on the board against Upper Sandusky on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rams a 5-0 shutout. Elida might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.
Elida's victory ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 11-5-1. As for Defiance, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8-1.
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