Soccer Game Preview: Mountain Empire vs. River Valley

The Mountain Empire Redhawks will challenge the River Valley Leopards at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Mountain Empire's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while River Valley has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Mountain Empire's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They blew past Bostonia Global 12-0. The result was nothing new for the Redhawks, who have now won four games by three goals or more so far this season.

Their offense was hitting Bostonia Global from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Briana Yanez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, River Valley fell victim to Chula Vista Learning Community Charter and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Cobras, falling 14-0.

Mountain Empire is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those five matches. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7-1.

Mountain Empire suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to River Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Mountain Empire have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.