The Whitehall-Yearling Rams are on the road again on Thursday to play the Cristo Rey Cougar at 5:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Whitehall-Yearling's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Columbus Academy on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Vikings. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Teays Valley, falling 15-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while the Vikings are ranked 65th).
Whitehall-Yearling's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cristo Rey, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Whitehall-Yearling took their victory against Cristo Rey in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitehall-Yearling since the squad 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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