River View had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sandy Valley Cardinals a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Given the Black Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Cardinals are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River View hit Sandy Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Laired Williamson,
Nick Phillips, and
Parker Andrews.
River View is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-1-2 record this season. As for Sandy Valley, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-5.
River View will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Beaver Local at 7:00 p.m. Beaver Local will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something River View surely won't give up without a fight. Sandy Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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