Soccer Recap: Ballantyne Ridge Takes a Loss + How To Watch

After soaring to ten goals the game before, Ballantyne Ridge was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They came up short against the Porter Ridge Pirates, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Ballantyne Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Porter Ridge are ranked eighth).

Ballantyne Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-2-2. As for Porter Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.

Ballantyne Ridge didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against East Mecklenburg on the 9th. As for Porter Ridge, they have also already played their next game, a 2-2 draw against Carmel Christian on the 11th.