Soccer Preview: Ballard vs. Kentucky Country Day
The Ballard Bruins will take on the Kentucky Country Day Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Kentucky Country Day took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Ballard, who comes in off a win.
If Kentucky Country Day heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Ballard took over last week. Ballard's defense stepped up to hand Providence a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 22nd in Kentucky, while the Pioneers are ranked 116th in Indiana), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Kentucky Country Day's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Central Hardin by a score of 1-0.
The victory got Ballard back to even at 5-5-2. As for Kentucky Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-2.
Everything went Ballard's way against Kentucky Country Day in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Ballard made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ballard since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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