The Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans will head out to square off against the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridge Spring-Monetta's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ridge Spring-Monetta's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Horse Creek Academy on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Strom Thurmond hadn't done well against Emerald recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Rebels had just enough and edged out the Vikings 3-2. That's two games straight that Strom Thurmond have won by just one goal.
Anderson Escalante and Eric Rivera scored all three of Strom Thurmond's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
The win made it two in a row for Strom Thurmond and bumps their season record up to 8-3. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-7.
Ridge Spring-Monetta suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Strom Thurmond in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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