Ridgeline is 10-0 against Bear River since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ridgeline Riverhawks will be staying on the road to face off against the Bear River Bears at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ridgeline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Green Canyon, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Ridgeline was ranked 18th). Ridgeline fell just short of Green Canyon by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Riverhawks couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Bear River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Mountain Crest, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Mustangs are ranked sixth).
Ridgeline's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Bear River, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Ridgeline took their victory against Bear River when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgeline 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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