The Fort Chiswell Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the George Wythe Maroons at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Fort Chiswell will head out to face George Wythe after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. The Pioneers fell just short of Galax by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Fort Chiswell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Galax are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, George Wythe entered their tilt with Honaker on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Tigers 6-0. Considering George Wythe have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Honaker from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Mason Tate led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
George Wythe pushed their record up to 8-4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Fort Chiswell, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3-2.
Fort Chiswell beat George Wythe 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the team 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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