The Granville Blue Aces will take on the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Granville is headed into the matchup having not lost since August 21 and will look to keep things rolling. They came out on top against Watkins Memorial by a score of 3-1 last Thursday. Given Granville's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Watkins Memorial are ranked 154th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloom-Carroll). Their defense stepped up to hand South a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Bloom-Carroll needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Bloom-Carroll's win bumped their record up to 6-9-3. As for Granville, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1-1.
Everything went Granville's way against Bloom-Carroll in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Granville made off with a 4-0 win. Will the Blue Aces repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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