Soccer Preview: Somerset vs. Chestnut Ridge
Somerset is 9-0-1 against Chestnut Ridge since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Somerset Eagles will welcome the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Somerset has three straight wins, Chestnut Ridge has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Somerset's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Richland as Somerset made off with a 5-0 victory. The Eagles' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Something new happened on Monday as Isaiah Armstrong saw his first action of the season, playing 15 minutes against Richland. Armstrong made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge fell victim to Penns Valley Area and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Rams are ranked 127th).
Somerset is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season. As for Chestnut Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Somerset took their win against Chestnut Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Somerset repeat their success, or does Chestnut Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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