The Rustburg Red Devils will square off against the Heritage Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Rustburg fell victim to Liberty Christian and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Rustburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Liberty Christian are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Amherst County, falling 7-0.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Rustburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season.
Rustburg was able to grind out a solid win over Heritage when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-1. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pioneers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
