John Battle is 1-8-1 against Gate City since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Trojans will look to defend their home pitch against the Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m.
John Battle is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Union on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Bears.
Meanwhile, Gate City waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Blue Tornado get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Give Gate City's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Richlands from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Carson Stephens led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Gate City's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for John Battle, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
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