Soccer Game Preview: West Ridge on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Aug 29, 2024, 2:16am

Soccer Preview: West Ridge vs. Dobyns-Bennett

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West Ridge is 0-8 against Dobyns-Bennett since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Ridge Wolves will host the Dobyns-Bennett Indians at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Dobyns-Bennett is facing West Ridge at the wrong time: West Ridge suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Hilltoppers, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 88th).

Meanwhile, Dobyns-Bennett managed to keep up with Harpeth Hall until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Dobyns-Bennett lost 7-0 to Harpeth Hall. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1. As for Dobyns-Bennett, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.

West Ridge might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Dobyns-Bennett in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will West Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.

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