Grimsley is 8-2 against Ragsdale since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Grimsley Whirlies are on the road again to play the Ragsdale Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Grimsley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Last Thursday, Grimsley was able to grind out a solid victory over Western Guilford, taking the game 3-1. Given the Whirlies' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Hornets are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zuberi Iddi and
Tate Peel scored all three of Grimsley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Ragsdale waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Falcons onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 11 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Grimsley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Ragsdale, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
Everything went Grimsley's way against Ragsdale in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Grimsley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grimsley 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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