Soccer Preview: Alleghany vs. Glenvar
Alleghany is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Glenvar is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Alleghany Cougars will take on the Glenvar Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Alleghany's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against James River as Alleghany made off with a 5-0 win.
Meanwhile, Glenvar stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Carroll County 6-0. Given Glenvar's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Carroll County is ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Glenvar hit Carroll County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Heath Russell (2),
Kian Fisher (2),
Zach Curfiss, and
Aidan Hylton.
Alleghany has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Glenvar, their victory bumped their record up to 14-0.
Alleghany might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Glenvar when the teams last played back in April. Will Alleghany have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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