The Odessa Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Lone Jack Mules at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Odessa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Lone Jack will come in with 11 straight wins.
Odessa's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Warrensburg on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Lone Jack stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over St. Paul Lutheran. Given Lone Jack's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 111th, while St. Paul Lutheran is ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lone Jack's offense was hitting St. Paul Lutheran from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Ryley Shull led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Odessa's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Lone Jack, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Odessa was able to grind out a solid win over Lone Jack when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Odessa since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
