Sun Valley hasn't had much luck against Marvin Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Sun Valley Spartans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 5:30 p.m.
Sun Valley and Weddington met for a duel on Wednesday where Sun Valley couldn't get it done. Sun Valley came up short against Weddington, falling 4-1. 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 315th, while the Warriors are ranked 57th).
Sun Valley's goal came courtesy of
Mani Flores-Melchor, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 6-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Sun Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-15-1. As for Marvin Ridge, they pushed their record up to 11-4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Sun Valley might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Marvin Ridge in their previous meeting on October 9th. Can Sun Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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