Carroll is 9-0-1 against Badin since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Carroll Patriots will face off against the Badin Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carroll took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Northmont onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Badin waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Badin hit Fairfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Rowan Brown,
Trevor Friedel, and Friedel.
Carroll's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1. As for Badin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-3 record this season.
Carroll was able to grind out a solid victory over Badin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll 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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