Soccer Preview: River Valley vs. Pleasant
The River Valley Vikings will take on the Pleasant Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in River Valley's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Pleasant has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
If Pleasant heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when River Valley took over last week. River Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Madison Christian on Tuesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Eagles are ranked 524th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riley Hummel and
Landyn Wheeler scored both of River Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Pleasant was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They came up short against Ontario, falling 10-0.
River Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Pleasant, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-2.
Everything went River Valley's way against Pleasant when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as River Valley made off with a 13-0 victory. Does River Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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