Soccer Preview: North Branch vs. Almont
The North Branch Broncos will head out on the road to square off against the Almont Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. North Branch will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 360th, while Almont is ranked 121st).
North Branch's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Richmond on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, Almont can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Yale an 8-0 shutout. Eight seems to be a good number for Almont as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Yale from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Lola Battaglia led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
North Branch's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Almont, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
North Branch might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Almont in their previous matchup back in April. Can North Branch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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