Soccer Preview: Hopewell vs. Riverside
The Hopewell Vikings will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Riverside Panthers at 3:30 p.m. Hopewell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Last Thursday, Hopewell didn't have quite enough to beat Avonworth and fell 3-2. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Antelopes recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Rocco Marcantonio wasn't going to let Avonworth walk away unscathed as he scored both of Hopewell's goals, bringing his season total up to six goals.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous seven contests, Riverside brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They never let Ellwood City onto the board and left with an 8-0 win back in September. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Panthers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Hopewell now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Riverside, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6.
Hopewell took their win against Riverside when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hopewell since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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