The Pleasant Valley Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Geneseo Maple Leafs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Valley is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Pleasant Valley can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let Davenport North onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Given Pleasant Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Davenport North is ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Geneseo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Rocks with a sharp 4-0 victory. Geneseo's winning goal came courtesy of Addison Espe.
Geneseo used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Rock Island. Morgan Claerhout played for 55 minutes having averaged 25 this season and Caiya Holke got 55 vs. an average of 22.5. Claerhout made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Pleasant Valley's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Geneseo, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Pleasant Valley beat Geneseo by a goal in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Valley since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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