Soccer Game Preview: Prairie Ridge vs. Richmond-Burton

The Prairie Ridge Wolves will venture away from home to take on the Richmond-Burton Rockets at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Prairie Ridge barely beat Crystal Lake South the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Wolves' defense stepped up to hand the Gators a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Prairie Ridge better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Ava Gertz, as she scored every single goal for her team.

Meanwhile, Richmond-Burton beat Grant Community 3-1 on Tuesday.

Prairie Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 3-1-3. As for Richmond-Burton, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Prairie Ridge might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Richmond-Burton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wolves were down 3-0.