Soccer Preview: Porter Ridge vs. Marvin Ridge
Porter Ridge and Marvin Ridge are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Porter Ridge Pirates will take on the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Porter Ridge comes in on three and Marvin Ridge on five.
Porter Ridge and Sun Valley met for a duel on Monday where Porter Ridge came out on top. Porter Ridge's defense stepped up to hand Sun Valley a 4-0 shutout. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Spartans are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Marvin Ridge's way against Weddington on Monday as Marvin Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory.
Marvin Ridge hit Weddington with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Davis Tackett,
Colton Perkins, and
Cassias McKinnon.
Porter Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Marvin Ridge, they pushed their record up to 9-4-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Porter Ridge came up short against Marvin Ridge in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Porter Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
