Soccer Preview: Riverside vs. Wickliffe
Riverside has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Wickliffe Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Riverside is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Mayfield on Tuesday. They lost 4-1 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Beavers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Wildcats are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, Wickliffe had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The Blue Devils' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Wickliffe, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2-2.
Riverside might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Wickliffe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Riverside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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