Soccer Game Preview: Liberty-Benton vs. Riverdale

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 3:29am

Soccer Preview: Liberty-Benton vs. Riverdale

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Liberty-Benton has gone 8-1-1 against Riverdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Liberty-Benton Eagles will take on the Riverdale Falcons at 7:00 p.m.

Liberty-Benton lost 5-2 to Ontario on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Riverdale hasn't lost a match since September 7th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cory-Rawson with a sharp 4-1 win. Considering the Falcons have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

They hit Cory-Rawson with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Mariah Bonham, Brooke Durenberger, Annalease Woodruff, and Bristel Cramner.

Liberty-Benton's loss dropped their record down to 7-4-2. As for Riverdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season.

Liberty-Benton skirted past Riverdale 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty-Benton since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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