Altavista hasn't had much luck against Appomattox County recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Colonels will square off against the Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Altavista has given up an average of 4.2 goals per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Altavista fell victim to Nelson County and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Governors, falling 11-0. While losing is never fun, Altavista can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 290th, while Nelson County are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Appomattox County made sure to put some goals up on the board against Galileo on Friday. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 5-2 victory. Considering Appomattox County's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Galileo with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Chloe Kidd (2), Laylah Hall (2), and Payton Melvin.
This is the second loss in a row for Altavista and nudges their season record down to 4-9-2. As for Appomattox County, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7-2.
Altavista couldn't quite get it done against Appomattox County in their previous matchup on May 2nd as they fell 2-0. Can the Colonels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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