The Celina Bulldogs will take on the Bluffton Pirates at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Celina is headed into the contest having not lost since September 13 and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Ottawa-Glandorf get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Thursday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Celina's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Ottawa-Glandorf are ranked 398th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bluffton). They blew past Lincolnview 6-0 on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Bluffton considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Celina is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-3-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those seven contests. As for Bluffton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8-3.
Celina skirted past Bluffton 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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