On Monday, Eastside faced Riverside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastside Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Riverside Warriors a 2-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Eastside sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Kennedy Craig and
Payton Nutzman, who scored both of Eastside's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 18 so far this season.
Eastside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Riverside, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Eastside will head out on the road to challenge Christ Church Episcopal at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Christ Church Episcopal is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Eastside a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch. Riverside will take on Wade Hampton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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