Soccer Preview: Tunstall vs. Bassett
The Tunstall Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Bassett Bengals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Tunstall is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Tunstall's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Magna Vista on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Tunstall can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Magna Vista is ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Bassett had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 4-0 shutout. That looming 4-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Bassett yet this season.
Tunstall's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1. As for Bassett, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-2.
Tunstall suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Bassett in their previous matchup back in April. Can Tunstall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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