On Friday, Eastland Christian faced Riverbend Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastland Christian Hurricanes walked away with a 5-3 win over the Riverbend Academy Warriors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastland Christian.
They hit Riverbend Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andres Cruz (2),
Kevin Amaro (2), and
Nathaniel Vargas.
Eastland Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three contests. As for Riverbend Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Eastland Christian will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Southland Christian at 6:00 p.m. Eastland Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season. As for Riverbend Academy, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Life Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. Riverbend Academy is facing Life Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Life Christian Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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