<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Zoiww_0vlUi6Pm00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Zoiww_0vlUi6Pm00" width="845" height="321" ></figure>GIRARD, OH – The Bulldogs continue to prove to be one of the hottest teams in the Northeast 8 and Girard got a second dose of that heat on Thursday night.The Bulldogs began the game with the ball and right off the bat they showed great speed and clean possession. While Girard had a few high danger chances, Poland really put their defense to work. The Indians showed some strong defensive skills but with 29:06 to play in the half the Bulldogs earned a corner and with a strong kick from Skevos Tsikouris it was 1-0 Poland.Poland maintained possession for the majority of the first half but they struggled to get too many good shots on Evan Tuttle thanks to the great defensive efforts put forth by Girard. The Indians fought hard and kept it 1-0 Poland going into the second half.Girard had the ball to begin the second half but Poland quickly took it away and started their attack again. The Bulldogs would get another corner less than 5 minutes in and this time AJ Lisko found a redirect that just got past Tuttle and it was 2-0. The Bulldogs continued to pressure the defense and about 5 minutes after Lisko scored, Poland drew a big penalty just outside of the box. Andreas Tsikouris was chosen to take the kick and with a strong attempt he snuck it past 2 defenders and the keeper to make it 3-0.The two sides played back and forth for the next 13 minutes with Poland continuing to wear down Girards defense. Poland would break through with a strong pass to Colin McBride who found the teams only goal not scored off of a set piece and put the game to rest at 4-0. Girard found some energy late but still couldn’t find the back of the net.The Bulldogs maintained 2nd place in the NE8 thanks to this victory with Lakeview staying right in their heels and Hubbard just barely staying above them at first. Poland (8-3-1, 5-1) will travel to Marlington on September 28th for their final non-conference matchup of the season at Noon while Girard (6-5-1, 2-4) will travel to Hubbard and attempt to hand the Eagles their first conference loss of the season on October 1st at 7pm. </div></body>

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GIRARD, OH – The Bulldogs continue to prove to be one of the hottest teams in the Northeast 8 and Girard got a second dose of that heat on Thursday night. The Bulldogs began the game with the ball and right off the bat they showed great speed and clean possession. While Girard had a few high danger chances, Poland really put their defense to work. The Indians showed some strong defensive skills but with 29:06 to play in the half the Bulldogs earned a corner and with a strong kick from Skevos Tsikouris it was 1-0 Poland.