Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Gateway couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the River Ridge Royal Knights by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of Jose Calderon, who's now up to nine this season.
Gateway's loss dropped their record down to 17-3. As for River Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7-2 record this season.
Gateway does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Ridge, they will square off against New Smyrna Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Smyrna Beach comes in on five and River Ridge on four.
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