Memorial has gone 8-2 against Elida recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Memorial Roughriders will venture away from home to face off against the Elida Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, Memorial got the win against Kenton by a conclusive 7-1. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Memorial's offense was hitting Kenton from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Braden Keller led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Elida waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Redskins a 4-0 shutout. The Bulldogs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Elida, they now have a winning record of 5-4-3.
Memorial beat Elida 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elida turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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