The Resurrection Bandits will head out on the road to take on the Ridgewood Rebels at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Resurrection is is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. Their rough 6-2 loss to Montini Catholic might stick with them for a while. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Resurrection couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Ridgewood was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Riverside-Brookfield. While losing is never fun, Ridgewood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while Riverside-Brookfield is ranked 81st).
Resurrection's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-1. As for Ridgewood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Resurrection took their win against Ridgewood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Resurrection 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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