Fairbanks has gone 3-0 against River Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fairbanks Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the River Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
River Valley better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Fairbanks really get things going. Fairbanks' defense stepped up to hand Highland a 5-0 shutout on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Fighting Scots are ranked 458th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, River Valley waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Tigers 6-0. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by four goals or more this season.
They hit Galion with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hudson Pollock (4),
Gideon Owings, and
Riley Hummel.
Fairbanks pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for River Valley, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Fairbanks beat River Valley 3-1 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Does Fairbanks have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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