The Oak Ridge Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Rocklin Thunder at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Ridge's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Oak Ridge is headed into Thursday's following a draw, the team's first since December 17. They and Del Oro finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Rocklin's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Folsom, sneaking past 2-1. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matthew Price, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Rocklin squad sat out for Tuesday's game. With Price sidelined, Rocklin had to make some changes to the lineup. And.
With that draw, Oak Ridge's record moves to 4-5-4. As for Rocklin, their record now sits at 8-4-3.
Oak Ridge came up short against Rocklin in their previous matchup on January 7th, falling 4-2. Can Oak Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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