Independence hasn't had much luck against Ridgeview recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Independence Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ridgeview Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Independence didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 773rd, while the Patriots are ranked 185th).
Meanwhile, Ridgeview hasn't lost a match since December 6, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They never let Bakersfield Christian onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The Wolf Pack might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Bakersfield Christian from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Michael Campos led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Ridgeview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven matches. As for Independence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9-2.
Independence suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ridgeview when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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