The Olentangy Braves will venture away from home to take on the Hilliard Darby Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Olentangy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each match than the last.
Olentangy is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Central Crossing with a sharp 6-0 win on Saturday. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Comets are ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in August, Hilliard Darby was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. They and Dublin Scioto finished up their contest with a 3-3 draw. The Panthers had to tread lightly for part of the matchup as Samuel Gonzalez and Caiden Williams were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Blaine Maruniak and
Nicolas Reyes-Zapata scored all three of Hilliard Darby's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Olentangy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season. Hilliard Darby's draw makes their record 2-7-3 this season.
Olentangy took their victory against Hilliard Darby in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olentangy since the squad 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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