Soccer Preview: Abingdon vs. Gate City
The Abingdon Falcons will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Gate City Blue Devils at 7:00 a.m. Abingdon will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Abingdon gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Union a 5-0 shutout. Abingdon's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
They hit Union with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mason Sollien (2),
Elliot Walters (2), and
Reece Waddle.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gate City had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Bears. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gate City.
Abingdon's win bumped their record up to 14-2-1. As for Gate City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 15-2-1 record this season.
Abingdon came out on top in a nail-biter against Gate City when the teams last played last Tuesday, sneaking past 1-0. Will Abingdon repeat their success, or does Gate City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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