Soccer Preview: Riverheads vs. Staunton
Riverheads is 0-10 against Staunton since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Riverheads Gladiators will head out on the road to square off against the Staunton Storm at 6:00 p.m. Riverheads will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 289th, while Staunton is ranked 40th).
Riverheads is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game on Friday. They lost 6-0 to Waynesboro.
Meanwhile, Staunton came tearing into Monday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Indians onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Staunton's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last 11 matches.
Marc Geffrard and
William Cormier scored all four of Staunton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Riverheads' loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Staunton, they pushed their record up to 13-1-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Riverheads might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Staunton in their previous matchup back in April. Can Riverheads avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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