The Riverton Silverwolves will venture away from home to face off against the Bingham Miners at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Riverton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Herriman, who was ranked 12th at the time (Riverton was ranked 14th). The Silverwolves fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Riverton couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, while the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Bingham who was credited with the victory on Wednesday. The Miners got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Corner Canyon's four. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bingham.
Bingham now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Riverton, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
Riverton took their win against Bingham in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Silverwolves since the squad 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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