Soccer Preview: University vs. East River
University has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the East River Falcons at 7:30 p.m. University will be strutting in after a victory while East River will be coming in after a loss.
University's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Lake Howell 3-0. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Daniel Esparza was handed one for the Cougars, while the Silverhawks got theirs courtesy of Diego Rivas.
Meanwhile, East River didn't have quite enough to beat Oak Ridge on Tuesday and fell 6-5. One reason for the loss might be the Falcons' aggressive play style: Emilio Balmaceda and Nicholas Galindo were both handed yellow cards.
University pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three contests. As for East River, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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