Soccer Preview: Valley View vs. Marion
Valley View has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Marion Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Valley View's favor is that they have posted big goal totals in their last three games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Valley View gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Paragould as Valley View made off with a 6-1 win.
Valley View's offense was hitting Paragould from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Edgar Ruiz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Marion fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Batesville on Tuesday and snuck past 2-1.
Valley View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-2 record this season. As for Marion, their win bumped their record up to 3-14-1.
Valley View was able to grind out a solid victory over Marion in their previous meeting on April 4th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View since the squad 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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