The Marion Scarlet Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Richlands Blue Tornado at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Marion's offense. They came up short against Graham on Wednesday, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Marion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Graham are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Richlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Virginia High.
Richlands' goal came courtesy of Casey Addison, who's now up to nine this season.
Marion now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Richlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Marion might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Richlands in their previous matchup back in April. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Scarlet Hurricanes were down 4-0.
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