Memorial has gone 9-1 against Defiance recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Memorial Roughriders will head out to challenge the Defiance Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Memorial's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Celina on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Defiance was forced to settle for a draw. They and Otsego finished up their contest with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.
Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. Defiance's draw gives them a new season record of 1-4-1.
Everything went Memorial's way against Defiance when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Memorial made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the team 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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