Soccer Preview: Ridley vs. Penncrest
The Ridley Raiders will face off against the Penncrest Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ridley has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Penncrest will arrive with three straight victories.
Ridley's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Radnor on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raptors. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Raptors are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Penncrest). They never let Chichester onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Chichester from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Dante Cholmeley-Jones led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Ridley's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Penncrest, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4-1.
Ridley came up short against Penncrest when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Ridley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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