Marvin Ridge is 9-1 against Sun Valley since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marvin Ridge Mavericks will head out on the road to take on the Sun Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Neither Marvin Ridge nor Sun Valley posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Marvin Ridge's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Cuthbertson on Friday. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Marvin Ridge seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Sun Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 4-1 to Weddington. While losing is never fun, Sun Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Weddington is ranked ninth).
Marvin Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 8-4-5. As for Sun Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.
Marvin Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Sun Valley when the teams last played back in April, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marvin Ridge 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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