Soccer Game Preview: Briar Woods vs. Riverside

The Briar Woods Falcons will challenge the Riverside Ram at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Briar Woods is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Independence on Tuesday. The Falcons fell just short of Independence by a score of 1-0. Briar Woods have struggled against Independence recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, Riverside fell victim to Briar Woods and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0.

Briar Woods' loss dropped their record down to 13-6-2. As for Riverside, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6-3.

Briar Woods skirted past Riverside 1-0 in their previous meeting on Thursday. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Ram turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.