The Nelson County Governors will be playing at home against the Radford Bobcats at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Nelson County sitting on 17 straight wins and Radford on four.
Nelson County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Liberty out 3-2. Given Nelson County's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Liberty is ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Winter and
Nathan Manthey scored all three of Nelson County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 44 goals.
Meanwhile, Radford can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They never let Dan River onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Drew Edwards had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Radford got from the refs.
Nelson County pushed their record up to 17-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Radford, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Nelson County might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Radford when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Nelson County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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