After two games on the road, Oberlin is heading back home. They will host the Keystone Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Oberlin will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Independence, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Oberlin's defense stepped up to hand Independence a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. Given the The Phoenix 's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Keystone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Wellington, falling 7-0.
Oberlin's win bumped their record up to 4-2-1. As for Keystone, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Oberlin suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Keystone when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oberlin was down 5-1.
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