Soccer Preview: Valley View vs. Batesville
Valley View is 9-0 against Batesville since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley View Blazers will head out on the road to take on the Batesville Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. Batesville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley View, who comes in off a win.
Valley View is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Greene County Tech (and have done all season long). Valley View put the hurt on Greene County Tech with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday.
Valley View was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Elizabeth Becklund and
Riley Speer, who scored all three of Valley View's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 32 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Batesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Searcy. While losing is never fun, Batesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Searcy is ranked eighth).
Valley View pushed their record up to 8-7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Batesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Valley View took their win against Batesville in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View since the team 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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