Soccer Game Preview: Highland Springs vs. Varina

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05/10/24 - Home	4-1 W
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Highland Springs has gone 8-2 against Varina recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Springers will look to defend their home pitch against the Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Highland Springs fell victim to Manchester and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers.

Meanwhile, Varina was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Mechanicsville, falling 11-1. While losing is never fun, Varina can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while Mechanicsville are ranked 85th).

Highland Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for Varina, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Everything went Highland Springs' way against Varina in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Highland Springs made off with a 4-1 win. Will the Springers repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.