Martinsville is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 8-0 to the Mecklenburg County Phoenix on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Martinsville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Mecklenburg County is ranked 145th).
Martinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-1. As for Mecklenburg County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.
Martinsville will be playing in front of their home fans against George Washington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. George Washington is coming into the contest with four straight losses on the road, meaning Martinsville will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Mecklenburg County, they will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Halifax County at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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