Soccer Preview: Timberlake Christian vs. Roanoke Valley Christian
The Timberlake Christian Tornadoes will head out to take on the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Timberlake Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
If Roanoke Valley Christian heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Timberlake Christian took over last week. Timberlake Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Grace Christian on Monday, sneaking past 3-2. Jackson Carter had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Tornadoes.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Valley Christian won against Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy last Monday with six goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Roanoke Valley Christian blew past Temple Christian 6-1. The EAGLES might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by four goals or more this season.
Timberlake Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Timberlake Christian beat Roanoke Valley Christian by a goal in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Timberlake Christian 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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