The Buckeye Bucks will venture away from home to take on the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Buckeye's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 12 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Buckeye came up short against Rocky River on Wednesday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Buckeye can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 377th, while Rocky River are ranked 101st).
Buckeye's goal came courtesy of Cael Miller, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Padua Franciscan, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Buckeye's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-2. As for Padua Franciscan, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-3.
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