The Riverside Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Forest City Foresters at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverside has three straight victories, Forest City has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Riverside and Elk Lake met for a duel on Wednesday where Riverside came out on top. Riverside had just enough and edged Elk Lake out 2-1. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Warriors are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Forest City came up short against Western Wayne on Friday, falling 8-1. The Foresters were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 6-0.
Riverside's win bumped their record up to 11-1-1. As for Forest City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10-1.
Riverside took their victory against Forest City when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 8-1. In that match, Riverside amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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