The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves will head out to take on the Providence Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Ballantyne Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Ardrey Kell and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Ballantyne Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Ardrey Kell are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Providence hasn't lost a match since September 25th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-3 win over Palisades.
Providence has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 50 goals over those 12 contests. As for Ballantyne Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6-3.
Ballantyne Ridge might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Providence when the teams last played back in September. Can Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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