Valley View is 7-0 against Marion since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Valley View Blazers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marion Patriots at 5:00 p.m. After both teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Valley View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They blew past the Rams 5-1. With Valley View ahead 3-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
They hit Paragould with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Riley Speer (2),
Leslie Ramirez (2), and
Elizabeth Becklund.
Meanwhile, Marion put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-2 margin over West Memphis. The victory was just what Marion needed coming off of a 5-0 defeat in their prior match.
Valley View's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Marion, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything went Valley View's way against Marion in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Valley View made off with an 8-0 win. Will Valley View repeat their success, or does Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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