The Penncrest Lions will venture away from home to take on the Ridley Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
It was a proper cat-fight when Penncrest duked it out with Springfield on Tuesday. The Lions fell 2-0 to the Cougars. That makes it the first time this season Penncrest have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ridley's offense. They came up short against Strath Haven last Tuesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Ridley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 307th, while Strath Haven are ranked 42nd).
Penncrest suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 7-6. As for Ridley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Penncrest couldn't quite get it done against Ridley in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 as they fell 3-1. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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