Chagrin Falls and Rocky River are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Chagrin Falls Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Chagrin Falls is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Chagrin Falls is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Kenston just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bombers: they've now lost three in a row.
Oscar Difranco and
Elliot Kler scored all three of Chagrin Falls' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, Rocky River hasn't lost a match since September 3rd, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They came out on top against West Geauga by a score of 3-1. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Wolverines are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chagrin Falls' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5-2. As for Rocky River, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season.
Chagrin Falls suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Rocky River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Chagrin Falls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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