Soccer Game Preview: Riverdale vs. Continental

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 8:01am

Soccer Preview: Riverdale vs. Continental

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Riverdale has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will challenge the Continental Pirates at 9:30 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Riverdale had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Liberty-Benton put an end to it on Thursday. Riverdale lost 10-0 to Liberty-Benton. The Falcons' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Continental was not quite Van Buren's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They came up short against the Black Knights, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Black Knights are ranked 69th).

Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Continental, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5-2.

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