The Athens Bulldogs will challenge the Miami Trace Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Athens took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Circleville onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Tigers are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Miami Trace had no problem doing just that on Monday. They blew past the Blue Lions 4-0. Considering the Panthers have won nine matchups by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Washington with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Karleigh Cooper,
Nora Morrison,
Marian Mara, and
Elyse Day.
Athens' victory bumped their record up to 8-5-3. As for Miami Trace, they pushed their record up to 11-6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Athens took their victory against Miami Trace in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Miami Trace have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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