Soccer Preview: Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville vs. Oakwood/Catlin
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville hasn't had much luck against Oakwood/Catlin recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville Buffaloes will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Oakwood/Catlin Comets, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Schlarman 8-1 on Tuesday. Simonas Ankstutis was a massive factor in the win as he booted in six goals all by himself.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Matt Darling got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 56). Darling made the most of the opportunity, putting uptwo assists. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Oakwood/Catlin entered their tilt with Hoopeston on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cornjerkers a 4-0 shutout. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by three goals or more this season.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Oakwood/Catlin, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Oakwood/Catlin in their previous meeting back in September. Will Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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