Riverside came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Holy Cross Crusaders 3-2. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Crusaders, too.
John Chilleri and
Connor McNally scored all three of Riverside's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 47 goals.
Riverside pushed their record up to 13-1-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Holy Cross, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Riverside and Blue Ridge are set to duel on Monday. As for Holy Cross, they will challenge Montrose at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Holy Cross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
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