The River Dell Golden Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Bergenfield Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
River Dell came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 5-0 to Ramsey. River Dell have struggled against Ramsey recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Bergenfield was not quite Tenafly's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Tigers. While losing is never fun, Bergenfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Tenafly are ranked fourth).
River Dell now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Bergenfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
Everything went River Dell's way against Bergenfield when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as River Dell made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Hawks 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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