The Ridley Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Interboro Buccaneers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Ridley is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Penncrest on Tuesday. Ridley took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Penncrest. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Lions are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Interboro fought the good fight in their overtime game against Chichester last Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, the Buccaneers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Ridley's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Interboro, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season.
Everything went Ridley's way against Interboro when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Ridley made off with a 6-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridley 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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