Altavista has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Appomattox County Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Appomattox County will have to contend with a Altavista team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen yet this season. Altavista's tough 8-0 loss to Chatham on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Altavista can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Chatham is ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Appomattox County's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Nelson County.
Appomattox County's goal came courtesy of
Catey Paulette, who's now up to 12 this season.
Altavista's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-3. As for Appomattox County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Altavista suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Appomattox County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Altavista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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