Soccer Preview: Grimsley vs. Ragsdale
Grimsley has gone 8-2 against Ragsdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Grimsley Whirlies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ragsdale Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ragsdale is hoping to do what Western Guilford couldn't on Monday: put an end to Grimsley's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Grimsley blew past Western Guilford 6-3. Given the Whirlies' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Hornets are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ragsdale kept a clean sheet against Southeast Guilford on Monday. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 9-0 win. Owen Justice was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Ragsdale used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Southeast Guilford. And. Richard 'Roe' Angel made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Grimsley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season. As for Ragsdale, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Grimsley beat Ragsdale by a goal in their previous meeting on October 8th, winning 2-1. Will Grimsley repeat their success, or does Ragsdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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