Soccer Game Preview: Richland vs. Pillow Academy

Richland is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pillow Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Richland Rangers will host the Pillow Academy Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

Richland's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged St. Andrew's Episcopal out 1-0. Give the Rangers' defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Pillow Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over St. Aloysius on Monday.

Richland has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those eight matches. As for Pillow Academy, they now have a winning record of 7-6.