Soccer Game Preview: Harper Woods vs. River Rouge

The Harper Woods Pioneers will challenge the River Rouge Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harper Woods' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Harper Woods fell victim to Pontiac and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Phoenix, falling 3-0.

Meanwhile, River Rouge also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 8-0 to Ypsilanti on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, River Rouge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 420th, while Ypsilanti are ranked 187th).

River Rouge's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Harper Woods, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-1.