On Monday Defiance will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Bath Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Defiance's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Elida on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Bulldogs. That's two games in a row now that Defiance has lost by exactly six goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bath). They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Lima Central Catholic on Saturday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 2.9 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Lima Central Catholic from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Brayden Van Horn led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Defiance has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-10-1 record this season. As for Bath, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3-2.
Defiance came up short against Bath when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Defiance avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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