The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves are taking a road trip to take on the Berry Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Berry took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Ballantyne Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Ballantyne Ridge will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Olympic on Tuesday. Wolves blew past the Trojans 9-0. Considering Ballantyne Ridge's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Their offense was hitting Olympic from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Harleigh Kamm led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Berry came up short against Ardrey Kell on Tuesday, falling 10-1. While losing is never fun, Berry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while Ardrey Kell are ranked 15th).
Ballantyne Ridge's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Berry, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Ballantyne Ridge's way against Berry when the teams last played back in March, as Ballantyne Ridge made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wolves 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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