Soccer Preview: Riverside vs. Daniel
The Riverside Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Daniel Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Riverside took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Wade Hampton onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Riverside hit Wade Hampton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lily Ziemer,
Becca Lewis, and
Ava Gensemer.
Meanwhile, Daniel waltzed into their game on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Tigers. Given Daniel's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Crescent is ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Something new happened on Thursday as Taylor Bagby saw her first action of the season, playing 20 minutes against Crescent. Bagby made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two assists. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Riverside has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Daniel, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
