Soccer Game Preview: University Prep vs. Riverside Prep

The University Prep Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with University Prep sitting on five straight victories and Riverside Prep on three.

Last Thursday, University Prep made easy work of Academy for Academic Excellence and carried off a 5-2 win. Considering the Jaguars have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Riverside Prep earned a 4-2 victory over Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy on Tuesday.

University Prep has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those seven contests. As for Riverside Prep, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-12.

Everything went University Prep's way against Riverside Prep in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as University Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for University Prep since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.