Soccer Preview: Grassfield vs. Deep Creek
The Grassfield Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the Deep Creek Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grassfield will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Grassfield stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Oscar Smith with a sharp 12-0 win. It was an even better day for Katie Dowd as she scored three goals for her team.
Despite a strong season so far, Deep Creek has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 4-0 to Nansemond River on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Deep Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Nansemond River is ranked 29th).
Grassfield's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Deep Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Everything went Grassfield's way against Deep Creek when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Grassfield made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grassfield since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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