The Blanchester Wildcats will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays at 6:45 p.m. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Blanchester, who comes in off a win.
Blanchester will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Felicity-Franklin on Tuesday. Blanchester blew past Felicity-Franklin 4-0. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Wildcats' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington entered their contest against Lynchburg-Clay last Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington came up short against Lynchburg-Clay, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Jays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Mustangs are ranked 165th).
Blanchester's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2-1.
Blanchester came up short against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Blanchester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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