The Riverbend Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Massaponax Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Riverbend proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by four) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand Brooke Point a 1-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for Riverbend in their matchups with Brooke Point: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Massaponax was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Stafford. That's two games in a row now that Massaponax have lost by just one goal.
Massaponax's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Riverbend, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Riverbend took their win against Massaponax in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears 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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