Ashley Ridge has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Chapin Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Ashley Ridge's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Socastee as Ashley Ridge made off with a 4-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Chapin had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Berkeley on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Chapin, who have now won 11 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Berkeley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Darcy Ahern led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Ashley Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Chapin, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2-2.
Everything went Ashley Ridge's way against Chapin when the teams last played back in May of 2019 as Ashley Ridge made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashley 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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