River Valley won against Prairie du Chien last Tuesday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. The River Valley Blackhawks' defense stepped up to hand the Galena Pirates a 3-0 shutout. Given River Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 40th in Wisconsin, while Galena is ranked 284th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
River Valley was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Grace Morrey and
Karina Osborn, who scored all three of River Valley's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 17 so far this season.
River Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Galena, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4-1.
River Valley will be playing at home against Wisconsin Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. River Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season. As for Galena, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Platteville at 5:00 p.m.
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