Preview: Minarets vs. Riverdale        
        
		
            
 The Minarets Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riverdale Cowboys at 6:00  p.m.  on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
 With a playoff game on the line, Minarets rose to the challenge  on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Horned Toads a  4-0 shutout. Four seems to be a good number for Minarets as the  squad scooped up a  win with the same number of  goals in their previous game.
 They hit Coalinga with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from 
 Kamryn Holland (2), 
 Ryley Flaming,  and 
 Gennie Munoz.
 In what's become a running theme this season, Riverdale gave their fans yet another huge  win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Woodlake as Riverdale made off with a  4-1 win. The  victory was some much needed relief for Riverdale as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
 Minarets is  on a roll lately: they've  won three of their last four matches,  which provided a massive bump to their 8-9-3 record  this season. As for Riverdale, their victory  ended a four-game drought on the road  and  puts them at 10-11.
 Minarets beat Riverdale 4-2  in their previous matchup  on Thursday. Does  Minarets have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverdale turn the tables on them?  We'll have the answer soon enough.
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