Soccer Game Preview: Venture Academy vs. River Islands

The Venture Academy Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the River Islands Riptide at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Venture Academy has three straight wins, River Islands has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Venture Academy will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Humphreys Able Charter on Monday. Venture Academy's defense stepped up to hand Humphreys Able Charter a 6-0 shutout. Give the Mustangs' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Meanwhile, River Islands scored the most goals they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. While the 5-5 score might suggest a draw, it was Aspire Langston Hughes Academy who was credited with the victory. Even if the Riptide couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Venture Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for River Islands, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.