Preview: Riverdale vs. Caruthers
Riverdale is 2-8 against Caruthers since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Riverdale Cowboys will be staying on the road to face off against the Caruthers Blue Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Riverdale knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Caruthers likes a good challenge.
With a playoff game on the line, Riverdale rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Broncs. That's two games straight that Riverdale has won by exactly two goals.
They hit Kern Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jaqueline Pizano (2),
Natalie Gomez, and
Michelle Zarate.
Meanwhile, Caruthers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against McFarland by a score of 3-1.
Riverdale pushed their record up to 12-11 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three contests. As for Caruthers, their win bumped their record up to 13-14-3.
Riverdale might still be hurting after the 6-2 defeat they got from Caruthers in their previous meeting back in January. Can Riverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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