The North Thurston Rams will venture away from home to challenge the River Ridge Hawks at 7:00 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.
North Thurston is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Peninsula just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. Neither they nor the Seahawks could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result kept North Thurston happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 25th.
Meanwhile, River Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Capital, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, River Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while Capital are ranked 120th).
North Thurston's draw gives them a new season record of 7-2-4. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-3.
Everything went North Thurston's way against River Ridge in their previous meeting on April 1st, as North Thurston made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team 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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