The Riverside Warriors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Riverside's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Riverside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Cardinal Newman, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Riverside was ranked 25th). Riverside fell just short of Cardinal Newman by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Riverside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Cardinal Newman is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Christ Church Episcopal waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the War Eagles and snuck past 1-0. That's two games straight that Christ Church Episcopal has won by just one goal.
Riverside has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Christ Church Episcopal, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4-1.
Riverside skirted past Christ Church Episcopal 1-0 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Will Riverside repeat their success, or does Christ Church Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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