South Ripley is 0-10 against Switzerland County since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Ripley Raiders will take on the Switzerland County Pacers at 5:30 p.m.
South Ripley came up short against Greensburg last Tuesday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Pirates are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Switzerland County entered their tilt with New Albany on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs an 8-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Emma Parsons as she scored three goals for her team.
This is the second loss in a row for South Ripley and nudges their season record down to 0-5-1. As for Switzerland County, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
South Ripley suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Switzerland County when the teams last played back in August. Can South Ripley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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