Altavista is 0-10 against Nelson County since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Altavista Colonels have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Nelson County Governors at 6:00 p.m. Altavista will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while Nelson County is ranked 39th).
Last Wednesday, Altavista came up short against Dan River and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, Nelson County put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Galileo an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Nelson County, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Galileo from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Nathan Manthey led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Altavista's loss dropped their record down to 0-13-1. As for Nelson County, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Altavista might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Nelson County when the teams last played back in April. Will Altavista have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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