Marvin Ridge is 9-1 against Sun Valley since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Marvin Ridge Mavericks will head out to face off against the Sun Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Marvin Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Sun Valley is hoping to do what Cuthbertson couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Marvin Ridge's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Marvin Ridge walked away with a 4-2 victory over Cuthbertson. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by exactly two goals.
They hit Cuthbertson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maximos Grafikos (2),
Zach Brett, and
Collin McKee.
Meanwhile, Sun Valley and Weddington met for a duel on Monday where Sun Valley couldn't get it done. Sun Valley came up short against Weddington, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Warriors are ranked 70th).
Marvin Ridge's win bumped their record up to 7-4-2. As for Sun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
Everything went Marvin Ridge's way against Sun Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Marvin Ridge made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marvin Ridge 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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