The Batavia Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Roger Bacon Spartans at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. Roger Bacon took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Batavia, who comes in off a win.
Batavia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against New Richmond as Batavia made off with a 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Roger Bacon didn't have quite enough to beat Mercy McAuley on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Spartans came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Wolves are ranked 259th).
The victory made it two in a row for Batavia and bumps their season record up to 10-4-1. As for Roger Bacon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
Batavia came out on top in a nail-biter against Roger Bacon in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batavia 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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