Soccer Preview: River Ridge vs. Sprayberry
River Ridge has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
River Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let North Atlanta onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That's two games straight that River Ridge has won by exactly two goals.
Chris Asbridge and
Gustavo Almeida scored both of River Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Sprayberry waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Terrors with a sharp 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for Sprayberry, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
River Ridge's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. As for Sprayberry, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season.
River Ridge beat Sprayberry 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Ridge since the team 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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