Soccer Preview: Bingham vs. Riverton
The Bingham Miners are on the road again on Thursday to play the Riverton Silverwolves at 3:30 p.m. Bingham will be strutting in after a victory while Riverton will be coming in after a defeat.
Bingham's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Westlake out 1-0. The Miners wouldn't have won without Molly Cunningham, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Riverton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Layton. While losing is never fun, the Silverwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Lancers are ranked eighth).
Bingham's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Riverton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Bingham beat Riverton by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bingham since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
