Galena was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 3-0 walloping at the hands of the River Valley Blackhawks. While losing is never fun, Galena can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 284th in Illinois, while River Valley is ranked 40th in Wisconsin).
Galena's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for River Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Galena will be playing in front of their home fans against Platteville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. River Valley will take on Wisconsin Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. River Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
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