Soccer Game Preview: Orangewood Christian vs. Freedom

The Orangewood Christian Rams will take on the Freedom Patriots in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Orangewood Christian came up short against West Orange on Monday, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Warriors are ranked 88th).

Orangewood Christian's goal came courtesy of London Wilde, who's now up to four this season.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Freedom was not quite Apopka's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Blue Darters. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Blue Darters: they've now lost three in a row.

Freedom's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6-1. As for Orangewood Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season.

Orangewood Christian suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Freedom when the teams last played on December 2nd. Will Orangewood Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.