Soccer Preview: Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville vs. First Baptist Christian
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the First Baptist Christian Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Things were looking good for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Oakwood/Catlin by a score of 4-3. Simonas Ankstutis probably wasn't too happy after the game: he scored every single goal for the Buffaloes and still walked away on the losing team.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Christian entered their matchup against Rantoul on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. First Baptist Christian took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rantoul. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville's record now sits at 5-7. As for First Baptist Christian, their record is now 4-2-2.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville was able to grind out a solid victory over First Baptist Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville 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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