The Heritage Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage has given up an average of 2.8 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Heritage is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They fell just short of Liberty Christian by a score of 6-5 on Friday. Heritage have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Amherst County fell victim to Glass and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Hilltoppers, falling 8-0. 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 173rd, while Glass are ranked 20th).
Amherst County has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8-1 record this season. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-2.
Heritage took their victory against Amherst County when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the squad 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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