Valley View is 10-0 against Paragould since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley View Blazers will look to defend their home pitch against the Paragould Rams at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley View is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let West Memphis onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. Given Valley View's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while West Memphis is ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley View's offense was hitting West Memphis from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Andrew Dale led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Paragould, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Greene County Tech 7-2. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Paragould considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Valley View's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6-2. As for Paragould, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Everything went Valley View's way against Paragould in their previous meeting on April 1st as Valley View made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Valley View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paragould turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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