The Riverbend Bears will face off against the North Stafford Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Riverbend sitting on four straight wins and North Stafford on three.
Riverbend's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mountain View 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given Riverbend's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Mountain View are ranked 11th).
North Stafford hadn't beaten Massaponax on the road since April 26, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. The Wolverines had just enough and edged out the Panthers 1-0. North Stafford wouldn't have won without Lysander Diaz-Flores, who scored the game-winner.
Riverbend pushed their record up to 10-7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for North Stafford, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9-3.
Riverbend skirted past North Stafford 1-0 when the teams last played on May 2nd. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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