Soccer Recap: Riverside's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Wednesday

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Previous 5 Games

10/08/25 vs Holy Cross	1-2
10/06/25 vs Forest City	12-2
10/02/25 @ Carbondale Area	6-0
10/01/25 @ Elk Lake	3-0
09/29/25 vs Montrose	8-2

After a string of 12 wins, Riverside's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Holy Cross Crusaders by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 goals in the game before, Riverside couldn't push the score so high this time.

Their goal came courtesy of John Chilleri, who's now up to 21 this season.

Riverside's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 13-2. As for Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Riverside has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Old Forge on the 16th. As for Holy Cross, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 7-1 win against Blue Ridge on the 15th.