With a playoff game on the line, Marriotts Ridge rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Northeast Eagles a 1-0 shutout. Given Marriotts Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Northeast is ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marriotts Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. As for Northeast, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10-1 record this season.
Marriotts Ridge will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Howard. Northeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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