Soccer Preview: Myers Park vs. Ballantyne Ridge
The Myers Park Mustangs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Ballantyne Ridge Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Myers Park will be strutting in after a victory while Ballantyne Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Myers Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over South Mecklenburg. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Sabres are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ballantyne Ridge came up short against South Mecklenburg last Tuesday, falling 8-1. Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Their goal came courtesy of
Tomas Valencia, who's now up to four this season.
Myers Park pushed their record up to 10-0-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Ballantyne Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Myers Park's way against Ballantyne Ridge when the teams last played back in September, as Myers Park made off with a 9-0 win. Does Myers Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ballantyne Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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