The Botkins Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Botkins didn't have quite enough to beat Columbus Grove and fell 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 114th).
Addison Blindauer and
Deedee Pitts scored all three of Botkins' goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Lima Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to Crestview.
Botkins' loss dropped their record down to 1-4-1. As for Lima Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Botkins' way against Lima Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Botkins made off with a 19-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Botkins 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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