Soccer Preview: Riverdale vs. Liberty-Benton
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Riverdale comes in on three and Liberty-Benton on seven.
On Tuesday, everything went Riverdale's way against Temple Christian as Riverdale made off with a 7-1 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
Meanwhile, on TuesdayMiller City kept up with Liberty-Benton until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Liberty-Benton's defense stepped up to hand Miller City a 4-0 shutout. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Wildcats are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty-Benton hit Miller City with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Garrett Nealis,
Trevor Ferris,
Lincoln Holler, and
Jairo Colina.
Riverdale now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Liberty-Benton, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Riverdale might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Liberty-Benton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Riverdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
