Soccer Preview: Academy of the Holy Names vs. River Ridge
Academy of the Holy Names has gone 5-0 against River Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars will be playing at home against the River Ridge Royal Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Academy of the Holy Names is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Shorecrest Prep onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Tuesday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Chargers are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Academy of the Holy Names' offense was hitting Shorecrest Prep from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Abby Doyle led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, River Ridge was forced to settle for a draw. They and Carrollwood Day finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw on Tuesday.
With that draw, River Ridge's record moves to 2-4-1. As for Academy of the Holy Names, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2-1.
Academy of the Holy Names skirted past River Ridge 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Does Academy of the Holy Names have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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