Soccer Preview: Roanoke Valley Christian vs. Timberlake Christian
The Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES will challenge the Timberlake Christian Tornadoes at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Roanoke Valley Christian beats Timberlake Christian with six goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Roanoke Valley Christian blew past Temple Christian 6-1 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the EAGLES, who have now won six contests by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Timberlake Christian hadn't done well against Grace Christian recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Timberlake Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Grace Christian , sneaking past 3-2. That's two games straight that the Tornadoes have won by just one goal.
Jonathan Dowd and
Jackson Carter scored all three of Timberlake Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
The win made it two in a row for Roanoke Valley Christian and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Timberlake Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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