Soccer Game Preview: Patrick Henry vs. Blacksburg

The Patrick Henry Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Blacksburg Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are still undefeated (Patrick Henry has seven wins , while Blacksburg has nine).

Patrick Henry's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Cave Spring as they made off with a 4-0 win. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Patrick Henry's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Cave Spring are ranked 181st).

Meanwhile, Blacksburg's game on Friday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Christiansburg with a sharp 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Blacksburg, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.

Patrick Henry's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matchups. As for Blacksburg, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.