Preview: Riverdale vs. Elite Scholars Academy
The Riverdale Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
After soaring to four goals the game before, Riverdale were a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Whitewater. While losing is never fun, Riverdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 346th, while Whitewater is ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Elite Scholars Academy made sure to put some goals up on the board against Towers on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Titans a 10-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Nneoma Omelogu as she scored three goals for her team.
Riverdale dropped their record down to 3-4-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Elite Scholars Academy, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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