The Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES will challenge the North Cross Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roanoke Valley Christian's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 11 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Roanoke Valley Christian fell victim to Regents and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Lions. The shutout was out of character for Roanoke Valley Christian seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, North Cross kept a clean sheet against Miller School of Albemarle on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Mavericks. Considering North Cross have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
North Cross has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those six contests. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9-2.
Roanoke Valley Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from North Cross in their previous meeting back in March of 2015. Can the EAGLES avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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