Soccer Game Preview: Viera vs. East Ridge

Viera is on a four-game streak of home wins, while East Ridge is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Viera Hawks will host the East Ridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Viera's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so East Ridge's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Viera is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Melbourne, who was ranked 15th at the time (Viera was ranked 22nd). Viera skirted past Melbourne 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.

Eva McMenemy-Hoang and Peyton Attleson scored both of Viera's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.

Meanwhile, East Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Boone on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.

East Ridge's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Viera, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0-1.