Independence has gone 9-1 against Rocky River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Independence Patriots will face off against the Rocky River Ravens at 7:00 p.m. Independence is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Independence is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against East Mecklenburg on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Independence's goal came courtesy of
Carlos Gonzalez, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Rocky River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Providence. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 458th, while the Panthers are ranked 71st).
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 2-11-2. As for Rocky River, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Independence's way against Rocky River in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Independence made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independence since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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