Ralston is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Saturday. They will challenge the Gross Catholic Cougars at 10:00 a.m.
Ralston is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Schuyler on Thursday. The Rams came up short against the Warriors, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Ralston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Schuyler are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Gross Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They beat Roncalli Catholic by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Gross Catholic were the better team in the second half.
Gross Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Ralston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
Ralston suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Gross Catholic when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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