Soccer Game Preview: Blue Ridge Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 9, 2024, 2:04am

Soccer Preview: Blue Ridge vs. Snowflake

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The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Snowflake Lobos at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Blue Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Camp Verde, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Blue Ridge was ranked fifth). Blue Ridge was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Camp Verde on Friday. It was an even better day for Myli Hamblin as she scored three goals for her team.

Meanwhile, Snowflake kept a clean sheet against Camp Verde on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Cowboys as they made off with an 8-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Lobos have won by exactly eight goals.

Blue Ridge's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Snowflake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1-1.

Blue Ridge skirted past Snowflake 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blue 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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