West Memphis is on a five-game streak of home losses, Valley View a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The West Memphis Blue Devils will take on the Valley View Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
After low-scoring totals in their previous seven contests, West Memphis brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. Their defense stepped up to hand Nettleton a 5-0 shutout on March 12th. The win was just what West Memphis needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Valley View scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Batesville as Valley View made off with a 6-0 victory. Considering Valley View's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Batesville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Elizabeth Becklund (2),
Riley Speer (2),
Mallory Welch, and
Leslie Ramirez.
West Memphis made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-7. As for Valley View, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
West Memphis suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Valley View in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can West Memphis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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