The London Pirates are on the road again on Thursday to play the IDEA Riverview Rockets. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but London had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Gators a 7-0 shutout. London's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matches.
Their offense was hitting Grulla from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jordin Jarrin led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, IDEA Riverview put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over IDEA College Prep. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for IDEA Riverview considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
London is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for IDEA Riverview, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Everything went London's way against IDEA Riverview when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as London made off with a 5-0 win. Does London have another victory up their sleeve, or will IDEA Riverview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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