Soccer Preview: Tri-Valley vs. Nativity BVM
The Tri-Valley Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Nativity BVM Green Wave at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tri-Valley has three straight wins, Nativity BVM has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Tri-Valley gave up the first goal last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a goal and slipped past Minersville 3-2.
Meanwhile, Nativity BVM managed to keep up with Shenandoah Valley until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Nativity BVM came up short against Shenandoah Valley, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Blue Devils are ranked 134th).
Tri-Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. As for Nativity BVM, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went Tri-Valley's way against Nativity BVM when the teams last played back in September, as Tri-Valley made off with an 8-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tri-Valley since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
