Soccer Preview: White River Valley vs. Owen Valley
The White River Valley Wolverines will face off against the Owen Valley Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. White River Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.3 goals per game this season.
White River Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Bloomfield 3-2. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Memphis Capehart was handed one for the Wolverines, while the Cardinals got theirs courtesy of Laytin Graff.
White River Valley hit Bloomfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Charles Linneweber,
Noah Moore, and
Jackson Hostetter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Owen Valley). Their defense stepped up to hand North Knox a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
White River Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Owen Valley, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4.
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