Eastside is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Riverside is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will welcome the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Eastside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Catawba Ridge 2-1. The victory continues a trend for Eastside in their matchups with Catawba Ridge: they've now won five in a row.
Payton Nutzman was the driving force of Eastside's attack as she scored both of Eastside's goals, bringing her season total up to 32 goals.
Meanwhile, Riverside faced Nation Ford in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Warriors never let the Falcons get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that Riverside have won by just one goal.
Riverside is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those ten games. As for Eastside, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Eastside came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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