Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Riverview Sarasota walked away with it. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the North Port Bobcats 3-2. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Bobcats are ranked 211th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverview Sarasota hit North Port with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Emily Simone, Laci Young, and Olivia Shkorupa.
Riverview Sarasota is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five games. As for North Port, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Riverview Sarasota will take on Venice at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverview Sarasota is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season. North Port does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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