Soccer Preview: Pulaski County vs. Blacksburg
Pulaski County is 0-10 against Blacksburg since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pulaski County Cougars will be playing at home against the Blacksburg Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Pulaski County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Blacksburg is ranked seventh).
Pulaski County is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Friday. Their tough 7-0 loss to Cave Spring might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Patrick Henry a 3-0 shutout. Blacksburg's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ginny Crawford and
Kallan Malabad, who scored all three of Blacksburg's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Pulaski County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Blacksburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-0-2 record this season.
Pulaski County might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Blacksburg in their previous meeting back in March. Will Pulaski County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
