The Windber Ramblers will challenge the Richland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Windber will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Richland better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Windber really get things going. Everything went Windber's way against Berlin Brothersvalley on Tuesday as Windber made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Ramblers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaylie Gaye and
Nici Costlow scored all three of Windber's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Richland after they claimed the first goal on Wednesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Bishop Carroll by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Rams couldn't push the score so high this time.
Windber's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Richland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Windber beat Richland by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Windber since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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