Soccer Preview: River Valley vs. Highland
The River Valley Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Highland Fighting Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. River Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
River Valley is coming into the match fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Bellefontaine that saw the pair combine for 13 shots on goal. River Valley's defense stepped up to hand Bellefontaine a 6-0 shutout on Saturday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by four goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Highland was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Mansfield Christian could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
River Valley pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. With that draw, Highland's record moves to 4-5-1.
River Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 5-3. Will River Valley repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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