Soccer Preview: Avon vs. Rocky River
The Avon Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Rocky River Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Avon's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Rocky River's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Avon's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Steele. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Comets are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rocky River waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Bucks. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by three goals or more this season.
Avon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-3 record this season. As for Rocky River, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2-2.
Avon beat Rocky River 3-1 when the teams last played back in August of 2016. Will Avon repeat their success, or does Rocky River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
