Stone Bridge is 1-9 against Riverside since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bulldogs will square off against the Ram at 7:15 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Stone Bridge proved they can win big on Friday (they won by five) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Potomac Falls 5-4. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but Stone Bridge were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Riverside strolled into their game on Monday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. Their defense stepped up to hand Independence a 1-0 shutout. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Riverside's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Independence are ranked 95th).
Riverside's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those seven matches. As for Stone Bridge, their record is now 8-4-2.
Stone Bridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Riverside in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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