Soccer Preview: Walnut Ridge vs. Mifflin
Walnut Ridge hasn't had much luck against Mifflin recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Walnut Ridge Scots will be playing at home against the Mifflin Punchers at 5:30 p.m. Walnut Ridge is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Walnut Ridge's way against South as Walnut Ridge made off with a 4-1 victory. Considering the Scots have won three games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit South with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Brayan Vasquez,
Diego Rosales, and
Christopher Rosales Hernandez.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 goals the game before, Mifflin was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whetstone. While losing is never fun, the Punchers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Braves are ranked 120th).
Walnut Ridge pushed their record up to 4-1-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Mifflin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Walnut Ridge suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Mifflin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Walnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
