Soccer Preview: Palmetto Ridge vs. Lely
Palmetto Ridge hasn't had much luck against Lely recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Palmetto Ridge Bears will head out to take on the Lely Trojans at 7:30 p.m.
Palmetto Ridge lost 4-1 to Immokalee on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Indians are ranked 42nd).
Palmetto Ridge's goal came courtesy of
Christopher Ramirez, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lely). Their defense stepped up to hand Community School of Naples a 9-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Trojans have won four matchups by more than three goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lely's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4-1. As for Palmetto Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6-3.
Palmetto Ridge came up short against Lely in their previous meeting back in November, falling 3-1. Can Palmetto Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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