Benjamin Logan and Shawnee battled each other and the heat on Wednesday in Central Buckeye Conference girls soccer action.
The contest pitted the top two teams in the Mad River division, and ended in a scoreless tie.
Ben Logan is now 4-0-1 in the CBC and 8-1-1 overall. Shawnee has the same league record and is 7-1-1 in all games.
The first half was a back and forth affair, while Shawnee was more dominant in the second 40 minutes.
But Lady Raiders keeper Rissa Bates and the defense kept the Braves off the board.
Coach Kyle Trees said, “This was some championship soccer. Both teams played great. It was a great showing.”
He added that “This is what we are looking to do as a program. This kind of success is new to our program, and they are handling it very well.”
In the first half, Shawnee had a kick that was caught by Bates, followed by pressure around the net.
With 27 minute to go, Ella Chamberlin had a free kick, but it was snared by the Braves keeper.
Chamberlin had a drive to the net with 21 minutes to go. Her quick shot from close range was blocked by Shawnee’s Addison Mattern. She then dove on the ball to prevent another chance.
After a water break at the midpoint of the half, Bates saved a shot from the right side with about 15 minutes to go.
Ben Logan made a few charges but couldn’t get anything too close.
Following the intermission, Shawnee had a corner kick in the first few minutes, but it did not lead to a shot on net.
A good chance for Ben Logan came about five minutes in as Brooklyn Smedley fired a shot from about nine yards away. It was turned aside by the keeper.
Another Raiders charge came with about 10 minutes elapsed, and a similar result.
Near the midpoint, Chamberlin had another direct kick, with it landing in the keeper’s arms.
The final 10 minutes saw Shawnee spend nearly all of that time on the attack, but they were not able to break through for a score.
Daylin Varner made a charge in the final couple of minutes.
Ben Logan plays at Indian Lake on Monday, following the boys game. Start time will be about 7:30 p.m.
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In other action:
GIRLS
Graham 5, Indian Lake 0
Indian Lake was shut out by Graham on Wednesday in CBC action.
Scoring for the Falcons were Riley McAlexander (twice), Maleah Erter, Lilah Turner and Julia Wagner.
Indian Lake (0-5 CBC, 1-7 overall) will host Marion Harding tonight at 6 p.m.
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Kenton Ridge 5, Bellefontaine 0
Bellefontaine lost to Kenton Ridge in a CBC contest on Wednesday.
Brenna Fyffe had all of the Lady Cougars’ goals. Addi Briggs had three assists.
Callie Shumaker and Ava Watson combined for 10 shots for the Lady Chiefs. Emma Whitaker had 14 saves.
Bellefontaine (1-4 CBC, 4-7 overall) is back on the pitch tonight at home against North Union. Game time is 5:30 p.m.
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BOYS
Ben Logan 5, Shawnee 0
Ben Logan defeated Shawnee in the nightcap of a soccer doubleheader Wednesday.
Landen Simon had three goals and an assist, Aidan Todd scored and had an assist, and Gavin Jordan put one in the net for the Raiders.
Isaac Skidmore and Luke Vesley earned assists as well.
Joe Meeker got the shutout, as the defense by Cason Bothel, Bode Clapsaddle and Ozwin McWade did not allow any shots on goal by the Braves.
Ben Logan is now 4-1 in the CBC and 8-3 overall, and leads the Mad River division.
They will play at Indian Lake on Monday at 5:30 p.m.
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Kenton Ridge 5, Bellefontaine 0
Bellefontaine lost to host Kenton Ridge in CBC play Wednesday.
Parker Leffel had two goals, with one each by Colten Adams, Luke Foulk and Anderson Skiles for the Cougars. Four of the scores came in the second half.
Bellefontaine (1-4 CBC, 2-7 overall) hosts Sidney on Saturday at noon.
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Indian Lake 2, Graham 1
Indian Lake edged Graham at home on Wednesday.
No further details were available at press time.
Indian Lake (3-1 CBC, 8-1-1 overall) plays at Jackson Center at Saturday at 5 p.m.
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West Liberty-Salem 3, Emmanuel Christian 0
West Liberty-Salem defeated Emmanuel Christian Academy on Tuesday in nonleague play.
Scoring for the Tigers were Wyatt Longaberger, Kamden Yang and Caleb Ling. Longaberger also had two assists.
Tucker Searles made four saves to get the shutout.
West Liberty-Salem (2-1 OHC, 9-2 overall) plays at Greenon this evening at 7:15 p.m.
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Calvary Christian 4, Northside Christian 0
Calvary Christian got a road win over Northside Christian on Tuesday.
Nehemiah Dillon and Trent Comer each scored in the first half for the Spartans. Dillon added two more in the second half for a hat trick.
Goalkeeper Brody Prall and the defensive line shut down the Lions.
Calvary Christian (1-1 Metro Buckeye, 5-5 overall) plays at Legacy Christian in Xenia on Friday at 7 p.m.
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