Soccer Preview: Jonathan Alder vs. Kenton Ridge
The Jonathan Alder Pioneers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Kenton Ridge Cougars at 6:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
If Kenton Ridge heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Jonathan Alder took over last week. Jonathan Alder blew past Benjamin Logan 6-2 on Monday. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Raiders are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kenton Ridge's and Bellefontaine's matchup on Wednesday was close at halftime, but Kenton Ridge turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Kenton Ridge put the hurt on Bellefontaine with a sharp 5-1 victory.
Jonathan Alder pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Kenton Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3-2.
Jonathan Alder took their win against Kenton Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jonathan Alder 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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