The Cave Spring Knights will square off against the Hidden Valley Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cave Spring is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let William Byrd get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. Cave Spring's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
Meanwhile, Hidden Valley got the win against Abingdon on Monday by a conclusive 6-2. Given Hidden Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Abingdon are ranked 67th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cave Spring's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-0-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Hidden Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3-1.
Cave Spring got the 'W' in their previous meeting last Friday against Hidden Valley by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team 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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