Soccer Preview: Hampshire vs. Prairie Ridge
Hampshire is 2-7 against Prairie Ridge since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hampshire Whip-Purs will head out on the road to face off against the Prairie Ridge Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Hampshire will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Hampshire scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Harlem as Hampshire made off with a 7-1 victory. Hampshire might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Prairie Ridge's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Crystal Lake South out 2-1. That's two games straight that Prairie Ridge has won by just one goal.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ava Gertz and
Maria Falkowska, who scored both of Prairie Ridge's goals. The pair have combined for a total of five so far this season.
Hampshire's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Prairie Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3-1.
Hampshire skirted past Prairie Ridge 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hampshire 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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