The Celina Bulldogs will take on the Kenton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Celina has three straight wins, Kenton has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Celina's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Maumee. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Panthers are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kenton didn't have quite enough to beat Bath on Monday and fell 2-1. One reason for the loss might be Kenton's aggressive play style: Kinze Sprang and Kyla Bostater were both handed yellow cards.
Celina's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Kenton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Celina's way against Kenton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Celina made off with an 8-2 victory. Will Celina repeat their success, or does Kenton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
