Mountain Ridge is 0-3 against Dobson since January of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions will host the Dobson Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Mountain Ridge's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Gilbert out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Mountain Lions were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Dobson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Jaguars 2-1. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-11-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Angel Bacasegua and Oliver Seiter scored both of Dobson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Dobson's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Mountain Ridge, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Mountain Ridge came up short against Dobson in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 3-1. Can Mountain Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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