Fort Defiance is 6-1 against Riverheads since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fort Defiance Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Riverheads Gladiators at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Fort Defiance's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Turner Ashby on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, Fort Defiance can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while Turner Ashby is ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Riverheads is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 6-1 to Wilson Memorial on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Riverheads has lost by exactly five goals.
Fort Defiance's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-4-1. As for Riverheads, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Fort Defiance's way against Riverheads when the teams last played back in April as Fort Defiance made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Defiance 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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