The Natchitoches Central Chiefs will challenge the Ruston Bearcats at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
On Friday, Natchitoches Central didn't have quite enough to beat Tioga and fell 2-1.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Ruston and Neville, and Neville kept the tradition alive. The Bearcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Ruston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Neville are ranked 14th).
Natchitoches Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-8-2. As for Ruston, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Natchitoches Central skirted past Ruston 4-3 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Do the Chiefs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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