The Mariner Tritons will venture away from home to challenge the Riverdale Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mariner will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Mariner's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Fort Myers 1-0. Give the Tritons' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Thomas Castano-Rayo, who's now up to 14 this season.
Meanwhile, Riverdale and Charlotte finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
Mariner's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0. With that draw, Riverdale's record moves to 2-6-3.
Mariner beat Riverdale 2-0 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mariner since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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