Soccer Preview: Bluefield vs. PikeView
Bluefield has been away from home for four games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the PikeView Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Things were looking good for Bluefield after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of James Monroe by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Beavers have lost by just one goal.
Their goal came courtesy of
Abby Matthews, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, PikeView has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They and Princeton finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
PikeView used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Princeton. And. Bailey Williams made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Bluefield dropped their record down to 2-4-2 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. PikeView's draw makes their record 0-6-2 this season.
Bluefield was able to grind out a solid win over PikeView in their previous matchup on September 3rd, winning 2-0. Will Bluefield repeat their success, or does PikeView have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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