Park of Cottage Grove at East Ridge
7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17

East Ridge has traditionally gotten off to slow starts, so its 3-1-2 record shouldn’t come as a surprise, and neither should a competitive match with Suburban East Conference rival Park of Cottage Grove.

The Raptors started the 2009 season with a 2-5 mark before winning the Class 1A, Section 4 title, and they started the 2012 season 1-8-1 before closing the season on a 5-0-1 clip.

East Ridge holds a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series. Five of the six games have been decided by one goal and four have ended with 1-0 scores.