The Riverside Vikings will face off against the Forest City Foresters at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Riverside is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
Riverside's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Carbondale Area. Considering Riverside have won 11 matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Carbondale Area from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. John Chilleri led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Forest City and Mid Valley, and Mid Valley kept the tradition alive. The Foresters took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Forest City in their meetings with Mid Valley: they've now lost three in a row.
Forest City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Everything went Riverside's way against Forest City when the teams last played back in September, as Riverside made off with a 16-0 win. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Foresters have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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