Soccer Preview: Mifflin vs. Walnut Ridge
Mifflin is 3-0 against Walnut Ridge since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mifflin Punchers will take on the Walnut Ridge Scots at 5:30 p.m. Mifflin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Mifflin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Whetstone on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves. While losing is never fun, the Punchers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Braves are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Walnut Ridge came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Bulldogs. Considering the Scots have won three contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit South with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Brayan Vasquez,
Diego Rosales, and
Christopher Rosales Hernandez.
Mifflin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Walnut Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-1-2.
Mifflin took their victory against Walnut Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Mifflin repeat their success, or does Walnut Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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