Soccer Preview: Riverside-Durham vs. Jordan
The Riverside-Durham Pirates will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Jordan Falcons at 6:45 p.m. Riverside-Durham is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Riverside-Durham and Northern Durham met for a duel on Tuesday where Riverside-Durham came out on top. Riverside-Durham put the hurt on Northern Durham with a sharp 5-0 win. Luis Guilherme Bloch had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Jordan's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Their defense stepped up to hand Hillside a 2-0 shutout. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Hornets are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory was the third in a row for Riverside-Durham, bringing their record for this year to 10-6-3. As for Jordan, they pushed their record up to 7-8-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Riverside-Durham beat Jordan 2-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Riverside-Durham repeat their success, or does Jordan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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