Soccer Preview: Providence vs. Richland Northeast
The Providence Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Richland Northeast Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Providence has five straight victories, Richland Northeast has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Providence can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against American Leadership Academy as Providence made off with a 6-0 win. Given Providence's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while American Leadership Academy is ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Richland Northeast's offense. They suffered a tough 3-0 defeat at the hands of A.C. Flora on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Richland Northeast has lost by exactly three goals.
Providence is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Richland Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Providence came out on top in a nail-biter against Richland Northeast in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Providence 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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