Soccer Preview: Windber vs. Chestnut Ridge
Windber has gone 3-0 against Chestnut Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Windber Ramblers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Windber's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Fannett Metal on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fannett Metal.
Windber was without their leading scorer, Kaylie Gaye, in Thursday's match. With Gaye sitting this one out, Sadie Barkley got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 18).
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 7-1 to Penns Valley Area. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Rams are ranked 212th).
Windber has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-4-1 record this season. As for Chestnut Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Windber was able to grind out a solid victory over Chestnut Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2017, winning 2-0. Will Windber repeat their success, or does Chestnut Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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