The John Battle Trojans will head out to take on the Union Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. John Battle knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Union likes a good challenge.
On Friday, John Battle made easy work of Rural Retreat and carried off a 9-1 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Meanwhile, Union came up short against Gate City on Friday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, Union can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Gate City are ranked 101st).
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for John Battle, their win bumped their record up to 10-7-1.
John Battle couldn't quite get it done against Union when the teams last played back in April as they fell 3-1. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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