The Linden Lions will head out to square off against the Riverbank Bruins at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Linden is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Calaveras on Tuesday. The Lions fell just short of the Red Hawks by a score of 1-0. Linden haven't had much luck with Calaveras recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Riverbank and Summerville faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Tuesday. The Bruins lost 5-0 to the Bears. While losing is never fun, Riverbank can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 872nd, while Summerville are ranked 292nd).
Riverbank's loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1. As for Linden, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Linden might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Riverbank when the teams last played back in January. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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