The Riverside Vikings will welcome the Old Forge Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverside is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Riverside didn't have quite enough to beat Elk Lake and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Riverside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Elk Lake are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, Old Forge got the win against Carbondale Area on Thursday by a conclusive 7-1. With Old Forge ahead 4-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Old Forge has started the season off flawlessly and have a 2-0 record to show for it. The wins were made possible by their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those two matchups. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Riverside beat Old Forge 3-1 when the teams last played on October 16th last season. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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