Soccer Preview: Union vs. Gate City
Union is 2-8 against Gate City since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Union Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Gate City Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Union sidestepped Abingdon for a 3-2 win.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Gate City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ridgeview a 7-0 shutout. Gate City's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their offense was hitting Ridgeview from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Garrett McLain led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Union pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Gate City, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1-1.
Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Gate City in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Will Union 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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