It was a good run, but Western Branch unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Grassfield Grizzlies by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten goals in the game before, Western Branch's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Western Branch's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-1. As for Grassfield, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Western Branch will take on King's Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Fork will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Western Branch is ranked fifth). As for Grassfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Oscar Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grassfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
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