Altavista has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Chatham Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Altavista nor Chatham posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Altavista's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Nelson County on Friday. They lost 8-0 to the Governors. 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 284th, while Nelson County is ranked 38th).
Chatham lost 6-1 to Nelson County on Wednesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Chatham was already down 3-0.
Altavista dropped their record down to 0-14-1 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Chatham, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Altavista suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Chatham in their previous meeting back in April. Can Altavista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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