MILLER CITY__The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team suffered its first loss of the season 1-0 at Miller City in a battle of unbeatens on Wednesday, August 27.
The Bulldog boys fell to 2-0-1 with the close defeat. MC improved to 4-0 after the victory.
The Wildcats scored the game’s only goal in the fourth minute and made it stand up over the next 76 minutes to win the defensive struggle.
“We committed an early error and they capitalized on it,” said Ada second-year head coach Aaron Acheson. “That was the difference.
The Ada High School football team travels to face non-league rival Waynesfield-Goshen in the Tiger home opener this Friday, August 29.
The local foes last met in the 2021-22 season-openers, when W-G beat a rebuilding Ada squad, 42-12 and 28-0.
Each team made the Div. VII playoffs last year, but both lost in the first round as W-G finished 7-4. The Tigers fell 40-38 in triple overtime to Upper Scioto Valley, while Ada beat the Rams 15-14 in the 2024 opener before USV reeled off nine victories to win the NWCC title.
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