Alexandria is on a five-game streak of home wins, while DeRidder is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Alexandria Trojans will welcome the DeRidder Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Alexandria fell victim to St. Paul's and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against Wolves, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Wolves are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, DeRidder kept a clean sheet against Tioga last Friday. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won eight contests by seven goals or more so far this season.
DeRidder's victory bumped their record up to 9-7-1. As for Alexandria, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6-1 record this season.
Everything went Alexandria's way against DeRidder when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Alexandria made off with a 4-1 win. Does Alexandria have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeRidder turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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