Soccer Recap: Indian River Takes a Loss

If Indian River was riding high fresh off their 5-1 takedown of Booker T. Washington on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Braves came up short against the Western Branch Bruins on Tuesday, falling 8-0. Indian River have struggled against Western Branch recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Indian River was without their leading scorer, Gabriele Naselli, in Tuesday's matchup. With Naselli sitting this one out, Ricky Cake got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 41.5).

Indian River now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Western Branch, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indian River will head out to take on Nansemond River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Indian River are facing Nansemond River at the right time seeing as Nansemond River are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Western Branch, they will venture away from home to square off against Grassfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western Branch will need to watch out since Grassfield have now posted at least four goals in their last three contests.