Ashley Ridge has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fort Dorchester Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Ashley Ridge beat Stall 3-1. Given Ashley Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Stall is ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ashley Ridge hit Stall with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Joshua Desouza,
Nathaniel Harris, and
Austin Fuller.
Meanwhile, after a 5-3 finish the last time they played, Fort Dorchester and Porter-Gaud decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Fort Dorchester's defense stepped up to hand Porter-Gaud a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was just what Fort Dorchester needed coming off of a 5-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Ashley Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Fort Dorchester, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Ashley Ridge beat Fort Dorchester 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Ashley Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Dorchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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