Blue Ridge hasn't had much luck against Berea recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fighting Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Blue Ridge has given up an average of 4.2 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Blue Ridge is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to Daniel. While losing is never fun, Blue Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 168th, while Daniel are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Berea made sure to put some goals up on the board against Travelers Rest on Tuesday. They never let the Devildogs get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. That looming 4-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Berea yet this season.
They hit Travelers Rest with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Elvis Zarate Hernandez (2), Diego Arguello, and Geyser Fabricio Lopez.
Berea's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-8-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five games. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Blue Ridge suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Berea when the teams last played back in April. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Fighting Tigers were down 4-1.
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