Elida hasn't had much luck against Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Elida Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Memorial Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Memorial is hoping to do what Wapakoneta couldn't on Monday: put an end to Elida's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Elida's defense stepped up to hand Wapakoneta a 4-0 shutout. Give the Bulldogs' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Memorial got the win against Kenton on Monday by a conclusive 7-1. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
Memorial's offense was hitting Kenton from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Braden Keller led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Elida now has a winning record of 5-4-3. As for Memorial, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5.
Elida came up short against Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Elida avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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