White River Valley has been away from home for four games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Mitchell Bluejackets at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
White River Valley is headed into the game having not lost since September 5 and will look to keep things rolling. They and Shoals finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
White River Valley's goal came courtesy of
Charles Linneweber, who's now up to 15 this season.
Meanwhile, Mitchell managed to keep up with Barr-Reeve until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Mitchell came up short against Barr-Reeve, falling 6-1. The Bluejackets haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mitchell was without their leading scorer, Carl Chenault, in Tuesday's match. With Chenault sitting this one out, Juan Batalla Perez got some extra time on the pitch (65 vs. his season average of 40.8).
White River Valley's draw makes their record 10-1-3 this season. As for Mitchell, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-3.
Everything went White River Valley's way against Mitchell when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as White River Valley made off with a 5-1 victory. Does White River Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mitchell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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