The Ripley Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Nitro Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ripley took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Parkersburg Catholic a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Nitro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Winfield, falling 3-0. The contest was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Wildcats it sure didn't stay that way.
The win got Ripley back to even at 5-5-1. As for Nitro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
Ripley beat Nitro by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ripley 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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