The Rio Americano Raiders will square off against the West Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Rio Americano walked away with it. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles on Wednesday and snuck past 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for Rio Americano who now have six in a row.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Avery Popejoy and
Dalilah Oakes, who scored both of Rio Americano's goals. The pair have combined for a total of six so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Roseville on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Park.
Rio Americano's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-2. As for West Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-3 record this season.
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