Soccer Preview: Riverside vs. Freedom Area
Riverside is 1-7 against Freedom Area since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Riverside Panthers will look to defend their home pitch against the Freedom Area Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m.
Riverside's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Beaver on Saturday. They came up short against the Bobcats, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Bobcats are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Freedom Area, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Eden Christian Academy on Monday. The game marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Freedom Area, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Riverside skirted past Freedom Area 2-1 in their previous matchup back in August. Will Riverside repeat their success, or does Freedom Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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