Despite a strong season so far, Bluffton has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 4-1 to the Olentangy Braves on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Braves are ranked 42nd).
Bluffton's goal came courtesy of
Jaicelyn Morris, who's now up to four this season.
Bluffton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-1. As for Olentangy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-4 record this season.
Bluffton will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Kalida at 11:00 a.m. Bluffton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season. As for Olentangy, they will challenge Olentangy Berlin at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Olentangy has won three straight at home, while Olentangy Berlin won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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