The Virginia High Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Richlands Blue Tornado at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richlands is hoping to do on Friday what Lebanon couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Virginia High's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Virginia High was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Lebanon. Given Virginia High's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Lebanon is ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Virginia High hit Lebanon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mary Katherine Wilson (2),
Shay Cannon, and
Mia Jarvis.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Richlands, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Tazewell onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Thursday.
Virginia High pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Richlands, their win bumped their record up to 6-4-2.
Everything went Virginia High's way against Richlands in their previous matchup on Tuesday as Virginia High made off with a 7-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Virginia High 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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