On Saturday Legacy Christian Academy will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They and the Botkins Trojans are set to duel. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Botkins better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Legacy Christian Academy really get things going. Legacy Christian Academy's defense stepped up to hand Yellow Springs a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Botkins entered their tilt with Calvary Christian on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Spartans. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Spartans are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Botkins hit Calvary Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
John Ratermann,
Memphis Meyer,
Russell Lenhart, and
Hudson Meyer.
Legacy Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Botkins, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Legacy Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Botkins when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legacy Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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