Soccer Preview: Gate City vs. Richlands
Gate City is 1-6 against Richlands since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gate City Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Richlands Blue Tornado at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Gate City put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on John Battle with a sharp 5-1 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Gate City considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
They hit John Battle with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Madison Tipton (2),
Rebekah Reid (2), and
Aubrey Smith.
Meanwhile, Richlands kept a clean sheet against Union on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over the Bears. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Richlands.
Gate City's victory bumped their record up to 4-2-1. As for Richlands, they now have a winning record of 2-1-1.
Everything went Gate City's way against Richlands when the teams last played last Tuesday as Gate City made off with a 7-2 win. Does Gate City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richlands turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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