Soccer Preview: River Bluff vs. Lexington
River Bluff is 8-2 against Lexington since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The River Bluff Gators will be staying on the road to face off against the Lexington Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. River Bluff is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
River Bluff put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over White Knoll. Given River Bluff's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while White Knoll is ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Bluff hit White Knoll with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Logan Watchinski,
JJ Burns,
Mateo Altomare, and
Alejandro Romero.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Lexington was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of Chapin by a score of 1-0.
River Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6-1.
River Bluff beat Lexington 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Bluff since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps