Soccer Game Preview: Vanden vs. River City

The Vanden Vikings will take on the River City Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Vanden is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against California on Monday. Vanden fell 3-1 to California. The loss put an end to the Vikings' undefeated start to the season.

Their goal came courtesy of Carter Cipollone, who's now up to five this season.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for River City's offense. They fell just short of Rio Americano by a score of 1-0 on Monday.

Having lost for the first time this season, Vanden fell to 5-1-1. As for River City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-4-3 record this season.