Soccer Preview: Ascend Leadership vs. River Mill
Ascend Leadership hasn't had much luck against River Mill recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Ascend Leadership Aviators will face off against the River Mill Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. River Mill took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ascend Leadership, who comes in off a win.
Ascend Leadership took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Woods Charter a 5-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what the Aviators needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when River Mill faced off against Cornerstone Charter on Friday. River Mill fell just short of Cornerstone Charter by a score of 3-2. While the Jaguars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 1-0 in the first half.
Colton Risen and
Kristopher Summers scored both of River Mill's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
The win got Ascend Leadership back to even at 6-6-1. As for River Mill, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7-2.
Ascend Leadership came up short against River Mill when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Ascend Leadership avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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