Soccer Preview: Ballantyne Ridge vs. Olympic
The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves will head out to face off against the Olympic Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ballantyne Ridge is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Ballantyne Ridge's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Ardrey Kell on Tuesday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Knights are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Olympic was a bit more limited in their matchup last Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Mecklenburg. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Ballantyne Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Olympic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9-1 record this season.
Ballantyne Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Olympic in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ballantyne Ridge 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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