Soccer Recap: Rocky River Comes Up Short

Rocky River entered their contest against North Olmsted on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Pirates fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Rocky River couldn't quite close it out.

Matthew Swislocki, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Rocky River squad sat out for Wednesday's match. With Swislocki sitting this one out, Alex Wiggers got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 40.4).

Rocky River's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for North Olmsted, they now have a winning record of 5-4-2.

Rocky River has already played their next contest, a 5-3 victory against Chagrin Falls on the 29th. As for North Olmsted, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 1-0 win against Olmsted Falls on the 27th.