Soccer Game Preview: Cave Spring vs. Patrick Henry

Cave Spring hasn't had much luck against Patrick Henry recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Knights will take on the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Cave Spring has given up an average of 3 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Cave Spring came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Salem, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, Cave Spring can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Salem are ranked 40th).

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Patrick Henry was not quite Christiansburg's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Blue Demons by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, Patrick Henry's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Patrick Henry's loss dropped their record down to 9-2-1. As for Cave Spring, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-1.

Cave Spring suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Patrick Henry in their previous matchup last Friday. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.