The Kirtland Hornets will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Columbus Grove Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Kirtland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Kalida out 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Hornets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 101st).
Isabel Mueller and
Olivia Pickens scored both of Kirtland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Columbus Grove entered their tilt with Evergreen on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a goal and slipped past the Vikings 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bulldogs were the better team in the second half.
Kirtland's win bumped their record up to 12-7-1. As for Columbus Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which somehow still isn't as good as their 18-1-2 record this season.
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