The Blue Ridge Knights will face off against the Schlarman Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Blue Ridge's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against St. Joseph-Ogden on Monday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 9-0. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Schlarman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Oakwood/Catlin. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Comets are ranked 117th).
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Schlarman, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Blue Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Schlarman when the teams last played back in October of 2015, sneaking past 1-0. Does Blue Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Schlarman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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