Soccer Preview: Blessed Trinity vs. River Ridge
Blessed Trinity has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the River Ridge Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blessed Trinity is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blessed Trinity gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over St. Anne-Pacelli. Given Blessed Trinity's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while St. Anne-Pacelli is ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blessed Trinity hit St. Anne-Pacelli with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sam Jimenez,
Will Mayer, and
Whit Hynes.
Meanwhile, after a string of 16 wins, River Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Hillgrove by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, River Ridge's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Blessed Trinity's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those seven matches. As for River Ridge, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-1.
Blessed Trinity came up short against River Ridge when the teams last played back in February, falling 3-1. Can Blessed Trinity avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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