The Roosevelt Roughriders will face off against the Severance Silver Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Roosevelt took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Thompson Valley 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Roosevelt were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Severance hasn't lost a match since September 11th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They and Timnath finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. Severance had to tread lightly for part of the match as Tanner Smith and Travis Griffin were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Isaac Beals and Smith scored both of Severance's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
With that draw, Severance's record moves to 3-2-5. As for Roosevelt, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-5.
Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid victory over Severance when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Roughriders repeat their success, or do the Silver Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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