The Roger Bacon Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Roger Bacon's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Roger Bacon is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Badin on Monday. The Spartans came up short against the Rams, falling 3-0. That's two games in a row now that Roger Bacon have lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Batavia was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 7-1 to Summit Country Day. Batavia were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-0.
Roger Bacon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-3. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4-2.
Roger Bacon came out on top in a nail-biter against Batavia in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans 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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