Independence hasn't had much luck against Ridgeview recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Independence Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Ridgeview Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Independence didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 725th, while the Patriots are ranked 138th).
Meanwhile, Ridgeview had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Give the Wolf Pack's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Ridgeview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those seven matchups. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11-3.
Independence came up short against Ridgeview in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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