Soccer Game Preview: Ridge Community vs. Haines City

The Ridge Community Bolts will square off against the Haines City Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridge Community has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 21 goals over their last three matchups.

Ridge Community's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Discovery 8-0. The Bolts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, Haines City was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Ridgeview Global Studies Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.

They hit Ridgeview Global Studies Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Yahir Granados, Saraquiel Medina, and Kevin Hernandez-Perez.

Ridge Community pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those four matchups. As for Haines City, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8.

Ridge Community came up short against Haines City in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 3-1. Will Ridge Community have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.