The DeRidder Dragons will square off against the Alexandria Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (DeRidder has seven straight victories, Alexandria has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
DeRidder's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. Everything went their way against Tioga as DeRidder made off with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won eight games by seven goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Alexandria's offense. They lost 6-0 to St. Paul's on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Wolves are ranked eighth).
DeRidder's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those five contests. As for Alexandria, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
DeRidder suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Alexandria in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can DeRidder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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