Soccer Game Preview: Oak Ridge vs. Pine Ridge

The Oak Ridge Pioneers will challenge the Pine Ridge Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oak Ridge's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Oak Ridge's offense. They came up short against Lake Howell on Thursday, falling 8-0.

Meanwhile, Pine Ridge kept a clean sheet against Atlantic on Tuesday. They blew past the Sharks 6-0. Considering the Panthers have won six games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Pine Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those nine contests. As for Oak Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

Oak Ridge suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Pine Ridge when the teams last played back in November of 2020. Can Oak Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.