Soccer Preview: Southridge vs. South Spencer
The Southridge Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the South Spencer Rebels at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southridge has three straight victories, South Spencer has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Southridge will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Mt. Vernon, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Southridge blew past Mt. Vernon 6-1 on Saturday. It was an even better day for Bryan Cruz as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, South Spencer was not quite Tell City's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marksmen. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Marksmen are ranked 125th).
Southridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for South Spencer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Southridge's way against South Spencer when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Southridge made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southridge since the squad 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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