Soccer Preview: Cardinal Newman vs. Riverside
The Cardinal Newman Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Riverside Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Newman, who comes in off a win.
Cardinal Newman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: St. Joseph's Catholic, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Cardinal Newman was ranked second). Cardinal Newman had just enough and edged St. Joseph's Catholic out 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Cardinal Newman was the better team in the second half.
Grayson White was the driving force of Cardinal Newman's attack as he scored both of Cardinal Newman's goals. With that big game he's now up to 21 goals this season.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Wade Hampton who was credited with the victory. Wade Hampton got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Riverside's two.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 13-0-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Riverside, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4-1.
Cardinal Newman was able to grind out a solid victory over Riverside when the teams last played back in February of 2019, winning 3-1. Will Cardinal Newman repeat their success, or does Riverside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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