The Lake Ridge Academy Royals will challenge the Open Door Christian Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Ridge Academy's last five games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Saturday, neither Lake Ridge Academy nor Elyria Catholic could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four contests, Open Door Christian finally came back down to earth on Saturday. They came up short against Beachwood, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Bison are ranked 53rd).
Lake Ridge Academy's draw gives them a new season record of 9-3-2. As for Open Door Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-6-1 record.
Everything went Lake Ridge Academy's way against Open Door Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Lake Ridge Academy made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Ridge Academy 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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