Palisades hasn't had much luck against Ardrey Kell recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pumas will square off against the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Palisades has given up an average of 5.6 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Palisades is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Butler, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Palisades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 401st, while Butler are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ardrey Kell). They put the hurt on Olympic with a sharp 10-1 win on Tuesday. Considering Ardrey Kell have won five games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Olympic from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Makayla Rodriguez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Palisades' loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Ardrey Kell, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3-3.
Palisades suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Ardrey Kell in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Pumas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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