Preview: Riverdale vs. Troup County
The Riverdale Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Troup County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Riverdale's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Wednesday, Riverdale fell victim to a rough 5-1 loss at the hands of Starr's Mill. While losing is never fun, Riverdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 290th, while Starr's Mill is ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Troup County was able to grind out a solid win over Trinity Christian on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory was just what Troup County needed coming off of a 4-1 defeat in their prior match.
Luis Merida was the driving force of Troup County's attack as he scored all three of Troup County's goals. With that big game he's now up to 12 goals this season.
Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Troup County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Riverdale suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Troup County when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Riverdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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