Soccer Preview: Johns Creek vs. Riverwood
Johns Creek is 3-0 against Riverwood since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Johns Creek Gladiators will be staying on the road to face off against the Riverwood Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Johns Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Gainesville onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Johns Creek, who have now won nine matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Gainesville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Vienna Lundstedt,
Kate Markey, and
Ibronke Abudu.
Meanwhile, Riverwood waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Panthers. Give Riverwood's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Johns Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Riverwood, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Johns Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Riverwood in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johns Creek since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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