The Linden Lions will face off against the Riverbank Bruins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Thursday, Linden didn't have quite enough to beat Calaveras and fell 2-1.
Linden's goal came courtesy of Mario Rodriguez, who's now up to ten this season.
Meanwhile, Riverbank and Summerville faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Thursday. Riverbank lost 4-1 to Summerville. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 900th, while the Bears are ranked 367th).
Riverbank's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-1 and their overall record down to 6-7-4. As for Linden, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-2.
Everything went Linden's way against Riverbank when the teams last played back in December of 2019, as Linden made off with a 5-2 victory. Will Linden repeat their success, or does Riverbank have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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