Soccer Game Preview: Huntley vs. Prairie Ridge

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 9:08am

Soccer Preview: Huntley vs. Prairie Ridge

Huntley and Prairie Ridge are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Huntley Red Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Prairie Ridge Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Huntley will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

In what's become a running theme this season, Huntley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Jacobs onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's two games straight that Huntley has won by exactly four goals.

They hit Jacobs with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Bella Fusco, Sofia Bruns, Jaci Laramie, and Gabi Farraj.

Meanwhile, Prairie Ridge fell victim to Hampshire and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Whip-Purs by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Prairie Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Hampshire is ranked 75th).

Huntley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season. As for Prairie Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1.

Huntley came out on top in a nail-biter against Prairie Ridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Huntley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prairie Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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