Kenton has gone 8-0-2 against Defiance recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Kenton Wildcats' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Defiance Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Kenton's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Bluffton on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Defiance was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Shawnee, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Indians are ranked 22nd).
Kenton dropped their record down to 3-3-2 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Defiance, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Everything went Kenton's way against Defiance in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Kenton made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kenton 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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