Soccer Game Preview: Cave Spring vs. Salem

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04/08/25 - Home	1-5 L
04/23/24 - Home	0-1 L
03/21/24 - Away	0-4 L
05/05/23 - Home	1-2 L
04/11/23 - Away	0-4 L
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Cave Spring and Salem are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Knights will head out to take on the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cave Spring's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Cave Spring's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Pulaski County. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Cave Spring were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Salem won against Lord Botetourt on Thursday with six goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. The Spartans put the hurt on Pulaski County with a sharp 6-2 win. The result was nothing new for Salem, who have now won five games by four goals or more so far this season.

They hit Pulaski County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Logan Lavinder (3), Anthony Rugama (2), and Elijah Clark.

The victory made it two in a row for Salem and bumps their season record up to 6-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those two contests. As for Cave Spring, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5-1 and their overall record up to 3-7-1.

Cave Spring suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Salem in their previous matchup on April 8th. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.