Soccer Game Preview: Marion vs. Valley View

By Team Reports Apr 3, 2024, 4:01am

Soccer Preview: Marion vs. Valley View

Marion is 0-7 against Valley View since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Marion Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Valley View Blazers at 7:00 p.m.

Marion fell victim to Batesville and their airtight defense on Friday. They suffered a rough 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Pioneers.

Meanwhile, Valley View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 6-0 win. With that victory, Valley View brought their scoring average up to 2.7 goals per game.

They hit Paragould with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Edgar Ruiz (3), Wyatt Oldham (2), and Dylan Vanhoozer.

Marion's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Valley View, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5-1 record this season.

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