Soccer Preview: Western Branch vs. King's Fork
After three games on the road, Western Branch is heading back home. They will take on the King's Fork Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Western Branch is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Virginia (they are ranked fifth, while King's Fork is ranked 224th).
Western Branch is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Grassfield on Thursday. They fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 1-0. The loss put an end to Western Branch's undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, King's Fork's game on Thursday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They skirted past Oscar Smith 3-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Western Branch fell to 8-1. As for King's Fork, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Western Branch beat King's Fork 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Western Branch repeat their success, or does King's Fork have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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