Soccer Preview: Point Pleasant vs. Ripley
The Point Pleasant Big Blacks will face off against the Ripley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Point Pleasant is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Wood County Christian 10-1 on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Big Blacks with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Ripley faced St. Joseph Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Ripley walked away with a 4-2 win over St. Joseph Central. The victory was familiar territory for the Vikings who have now won six matchups in a row.
Cade McCoy and
Devin Rader scored all four of Ripley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
The win got Point Pleasant back to even at 10-10-1. As for Ripley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-3 record this season.
Point Pleasant beat Ripley by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Point Pleasant since the squad 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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