Soccer Preview: Valley View vs. Nettleton
Valley View is 10-0 against Nettleton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley View Blazers will head out on the road to take on the Nettleton Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Valley View is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
If Nettleton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Valley View took over last week. Valley View never let Marion onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Tuesday. Given Valley View's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Marion is ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wyatt Oldham and
Edgar Ruiz scored both of Valley View's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 32 goals.
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 Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over the Golden Eagles. Joshua Wright 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 is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-2 record this season. As for Nettleton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11-1.
Valley View took their win against Nettleton when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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