The Ridgway Elker are taking a road trip to square off against the Redbank Valley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgway's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Ridgway is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Port Allegany last Monday. The Elker took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gators. That's two games in a row now that Ridgway have lost by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Redbank Valley made sure to put some goals up on the board against Keystone on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Redbank Valley, who have now won 11 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Ridgway's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Redbank Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Ridgway took their win against Redbank Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2016 by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Elker 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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