The Whetstone Braves are taking a road trip to face off against the Walnut Ridge Scots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Whetstone is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering New Albany just ended the team's seven-match winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Whetstone can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while New Albany are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Walnut Ridge was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Newark by a score of 3-1.
Walnut Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four matches. As for Whetstone, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-1.
Whetstone took their victory against Walnut Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2015 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Scots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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