The Western Branch Bruins will venture away from home to face off against the Indian River Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Branch's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Western Branch managed to keep up with Jamestown until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Bruins lost 3-0 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Western Branch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Jamestown are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Indian River's contest on Monday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Booker T. Washington with a sharp 5-1 win. That four goal margin sets a new team best for Indian River this season.
Gabriele Naselli and Noah Martinez scored all five of Indian River's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Western Branch's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Indian River, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Western Branch took their win against Indian River in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins 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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