Soccer Preview: Virginia High vs. John Battle
Virginia High is 9-1 against John Battle since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Virginia High Bearcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the John Battle Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Virginia High will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
If John Battle heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Virginia High took over last week. Virginia High skirted past Richlands 3-2. Given Virginia High's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 120th, while Richlands is ranked 255th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Virginia High hit Richlands with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tijn Lak,
Gamble Stevens, and
Carter Price.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, John Battle was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 6-1 to Central Wise. John Battle has struggled against Central Wise recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Virginia High is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for John Battle, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Virginia High was able to grind out a solid win over John Battle in their previous matchup back in March, winning 3-1. Will Virginia High repeat their success, or does John Battle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
