The Hidden Valley Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Christiansburg Blue Demons at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hidden Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Hidden Valley is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cave Spring on Tuesday. The Titans fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Hidden Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Cave Spring are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Christiansburg was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to Blacksburg.
Christiansburg has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for Hidden Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-1.
Everything went Hidden Valley's way against Christiansburg in their previous meeting back in April, as Hidden Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans 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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