Soccer Recap: Vista Ridge Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Vandegrift

On Friday, Vista Ridge faced Vandegrift in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Vista Ridge Rangers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Vandegrift Vipers 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Rangers: when they faced off against the Vipers back in January, they had to take a 6-1 defeat.

Clarence Deiparine and J Mossholder scored all three of Vista Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.

Rangers

Previous Games (Home)

02/21/25 vs Vandegrift	3-2
02/14/25 vs Round Rock	5-0
02/11/25 vs Round Rock Westwood	3-2
02/04/25 vs Manor	7-0
01/28/25 vs McNeil	4-3
+ 4 more games

Vista Ridge's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those nine matchups. As for Vandegrift, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.

Coincidentally, Vista Ridge and Vandegrift will both be playing McNeil the next time they take the pitch. Vandegrift will host McNeil at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Vista Ridge will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on February 28th.