Soccer Preview: Valley View vs. Nettleton
Valley View is 10-0 against Nettleton since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Valley View Blazers will be playing at home against the Nettleton Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valley View came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Patriots.
Valley View was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Brody Dix and
Wyatt Oldham, who scored all three of Valley View's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 13 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Nettleton made sure to put some goals up on the board against Greene County Tech on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Golden Eagles as they made off with a 5-2 victory. Ruben Saldivar had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Nettleton got from the refs.
Valley View has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season. As for Nettleton, their win bumped their record up to 6-8-1.
Valley View took their victory against Nettleton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Valley View repeat their success, or does Nettleton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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