The Radford Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Nelson County Governors at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Radford comes in on four and Nelson County on 17.
Radford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Dan River. Considering Radford has won ten matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Dan River from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Nelson County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Liberty 3-2. Given Nelson County's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Liberty is ranked 222nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Radford is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Nelson County, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Radford took their victory against Nelson County when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Radford 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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