Soccer Preview: Mountain Ridge vs. Southern
Mountain Ridge has won seven straight games at home, while Southern has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Mountain Ridge Miners will square off against the Southern Rams at 3:30 p.m. Mountain Ridge's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Southern's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mountain Ridge's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Williamsport by a score of 2-0. Given the Miners' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Wildcats are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southern made easy work of Petersburg on Wednesday and carried off a 5-0 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.
Mountain Ridge's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Southern, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Mountain Ridge beat Southern by a goal in their previous matchup back in September, winning 1-0. Does Mountain Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
