Soccer Preview: Ryle vs. Loveland
The Ryle Raiders will challenge the Loveland Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Ryle is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Ryle came up short against Sycamore and fell 3-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Raiders came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 68th in Kentucky, while the Aviators are ranked 206th in Ohio).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loveland). They never let Winton Woods onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Their offense was hitting Winton Woods from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Taylor Hermansen led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Ryle's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-2. As for Loveland, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-2 record this season.
Ryle suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Loveland when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Can Ryle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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