The Memorial Red Devils will take on the Mineral Ridge Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Memorial came up short against Champion and fell 3-1. The Red Devils have struggled against the Golden Flashes recently, as their game on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Memorial's goal came courtesy of
Josue Lemus, who's now up to 16 this season.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Red Devils a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Rams were the better team in the second half.
Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2-2. As for Mineral Ridge, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3-2.
Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Mineral Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial 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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