Soccer Preview: Lightridge vs. Stone Bridge
The Lightridge Bolts will head out on the road to face off against the Stone Bridge Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Lightridge is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Briar Woods by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Stone Bridge's offense. They fell victim to a rough 4-0 loss at the hands of Riverside on Monday. While losing is never fun, Stone Bridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Riverside is ranked 28th).
Lightridge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-1. As for Stone Bridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6-1 record this season.
Lightridge took their win against Stone Bridge in their previous matchup on April 8th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lightridge since the team 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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