Patrick Henry is 0-9-1 against Blacksburg since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Patrick Henry Patriots will be staying on the road to face off against the Blacksburg Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Patrick Henry will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Monday, then bounced right back against Fleming on Wednesday. Patrick Henry was the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Fleming. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Patrick Henry has managed all season.
Their offense was hitting Fleming from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal.
Julia Batty led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Christiansburg onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Given Blacksburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Christiansburg is ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Patrick Henry has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-3 record this season. As for Blacksburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-0-2.
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