The Valley View Spartans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Newton Local Indians at 12:00 p.m.
Valley View is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Brookville on Thursday. Valley View fell 2-0 to Brookville. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Newton Local was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Dixie could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. The only reason the Indians dodged a loss was the performance of Isaac Beidelman, who scored every single goal for the team.
Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-2. Newton Local's draw gives them a new season record of 5-7-1.
Valley View came out on top in a nail-biter against Newton Local in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View 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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