The Amherst County Lancers will take on the Heritage Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Amherst County's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Amherst County lost 7-1 to Jefferson Forest on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Amherst County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 187th, while Jefferson Forest are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Heritage beat Brookville 3-1 on Tuesday. Carlos Gonzalez had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Heritage got from the refs.
Heritage hit Brookville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Isai Castillo, Xavian Gallardo-Avilles, and Everson Suarez.
Heritage's win bumped their record up to 4-5-4. As for Amherst County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Amherst County skirted past Heritage 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pioneers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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