Soccer Game Preview: Big Valley Christian vs. Riverbank

The Big Valley Christian Lions will challenge the Riverbank Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Big Valley Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals back in December of 2024, they were much more limited against Ripon Christian on Friday. 2025 welcomed they with a 3-0 loss courtesy of the Knights. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverbank). Their defense stepped up to hand River Islands a 4-0 shutout on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bruins needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.

Riverbank's win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-12-1. As for Big Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.

Big Valley Christian might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Riverbank in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Will Big Valley Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.