Soccer Preview: Riverdale vs. Bluffton
The Riverdale Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Bluffton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Bluffton better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Riverdale really get things going. Riverdale's defense stepped up to hand Cory-Rawson a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Falcons have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Cory-Rawson with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mariah Bonham (2),
Marissa Bonham,
Brooke Durenberger, and
Kennedy Phelps.
Meanwhile, Bluffton earned a 3-1 victory over Allen East on Tuesday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Mustangs are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverdale's win bumped their record up to 11-3-3. As for Bluffton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season.
Riverdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Bluffton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bluffton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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