Soccer Preview: Union vs. Gate City
The Union Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Gate City Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Union's offense. They suffered a tough 8-0 loss at the hands of Abingdon last Friday.
Meanwhile, Gate City can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Ridgeview 5-0.
Gate City hit Ridgeview with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Reagan Crawford (2),
Madison Tipton,
Rebekah Reid, and
Georgia Griffis.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Gate City, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Everything went Union's way against Gate City in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Union made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union 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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