The River Valley Leopards will take on the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. River Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for River Valley's offense. They came up short against Chula Vista Learning Community Charter on Thursday, falling 14-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mountain Empire, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They never let Bostonia Global onto the board and left with a 12-0 win last Thursday. The Redhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Bostonia Global from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Briana Yanez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Mountain Empire pushed their record up to 5-2-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Everything went River Valley's way against Mountain Empire when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as River Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Valley 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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