Soccer Game Preview: River Valley vs. Richland Center

Blackhawks

Goals

05/08/25 @ Dodgeville	2
05/01/25 @ Wisconsin Heights	2
04/29/25 @ Galena	2
04/24/25 vs Prairie du Chien	4
04/22/25 vs Hustisford/Dodgeland	4
+ 9 more games

River Valley is a perfect 10-0 against Richland Center since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Blackhawks will host the Hornets at 5:00 p.m. River Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.

River Valley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Dodgeville just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result kept River Valley happy, as they haven't lost a game since April 8th.

Alana Merritt and Elizabeth Baumberger scored both of River Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Richland Center's offense. They came up short against La Crosse Central on Tuesday, falling 8-0. Richland Center have struggled against La Crosse Central recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Richland Center's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. River Valley's draw makes their record 10-1-3 this season.

Everything went River Valley's way against Richland Center in their previous matchup back in April, as River Valley made off with a 5-0 win. Will the Blackhawks repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.