Ridge Spring-Monetta lost against Strom Thurmond on March 5th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-1 walloping at the hands of the Strom Thurmond Rebels. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ridge Spring-Monetta in their matchups with Strom Thurmond: they've now lost four in a row.
Strom Thurmond was without their leading scorer, Helder Hernandez, in Tuesday's matchup. With Hernandez sidelined, Strom Thurmond had to make some changes to the lineup. Isaiah Cunningham played for 80 minutes having averaged 43.6 this season and Fernando Pineda got 80 vs. an average of 56.2.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Strom Thurmond, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Ridge Spring-Monetta will play host again on Thursday to welcome Horse Creek Academy, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Horse Creek Academy's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Strom Thurmond, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Midland Valley at 7:00 p.m. Strom Thurmond is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 7 goals per game this season.
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