Porter Ridge hasn't had much luck against Weddington recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Tuesday, Porter Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Marvin Ridge and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Porter Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while Marvin Ridge are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Weddington hasn't lost a match since March 19th, a trend which continued in their latest game two weeks ago. They and Marvin Ridge finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw. Weddington's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of Paige Santos, who's now up to six this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Porter Ridge and nudges their season record down to 8-8-4. Weddington's draw gives them a new season record of 9-2-3.
Porter Ridge might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Weddington in their previous matchup on April 8th. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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