The River Islands Riptide will take on the Modesto Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (River Islands has four straight wins, Modesto has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
River Islands' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Vanguard College Prep 11-0. The result was nothing new for River Islands, who have now won six matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Vanguard College Prep from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Cierra Torres led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Modesto faced off against Gregori on Thursday. The Panthers came up short against the Jaguars, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Modesto can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 702nd, while Gregori are ranked third).
River Islands' victory bumped their record up to 7-8-1. As for Modesto, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
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