Preview: Ridgeview vs. Clovis North
The Ridgeview Wolf Pack will head out on the road to square off against the Clovis North Broncos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ridgeview comes in on 12 and Clovis North on three.
Ridgeview had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Reedley on Tuesday and snuck past 3-2. That's two games straight that Ridgeview has won by exactly one goal.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Chris Chavez Sanchez and
Andrew Orozco, who scored all three of Ridgeview's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 21 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Clovis North narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past McLane 2-1. Given Clovis North's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while McLane is ranked 73rd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridgeview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season. As for Clovis North, they pushed their record up to 18-1-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Ridgeview came up short against Clovis North in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Ridgeview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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