The Nettleton Raiders will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Batesville Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Batesville will have to contend with a Nettleton team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen yet this season. Nettleton fell victim to a rough 13-0 defeat at the hands of Searcy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Nettleton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Searcy is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Batesville also has not seen a win for a while (their last was on April 5th), and their contest on Tuesday was sadly no different. They and Marion finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Batesville's first draw of the season.
Nettleton's loss dropped their record down to 0-13-2. With that draw, Batesville's record moves to 3-9-1.
Nettleton might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Batesville in their previous matchup on April 2nd. Will Nettleton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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