The Continental Pirates are on the road again on Saturday to play the Riverdale Falcons at 9:30 a.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Continental is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Van Buren on Tuesday. Continental lost 4-1 to Van Buren. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Black Knights are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Riverdale challenged Liberty-Benton on Thursday. Riverdale came up short against Liberty-Benton, falling 10-0. The Falcons' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Continental's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-2. As for Riverdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1.
Continental skirted past Riverdale 1-0 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Continental 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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