Soccer Preview: Rogers vs. Tiverton
Rogers is 1-8 against Tiverton since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Rogers Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Tiverton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rogers' offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Prout on Thursday. They came up short against the Crusaders, falling 4-0. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Cliverson Salazaar was handed one for the Vikings, while the Crusaders got theirs courtesy of Ethan Nestor.
Meanwhile, Tiverton entered their contest against East Greenwich on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Tiverton fell just short of East Greenwich by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
Rogers' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Tiverton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Rogers suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Tiverton in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rogers was down 5-0.
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