The Cave Spring Knights will challenge the William Byrd Terriers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cave Spring is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Hidden Valley, who was ranked fourth at the time (Cave Spring was ranked second). The Knights' defense stepped up to hand the Titans a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Cave Spring haven't had any issues with Hidden Valley recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, William Byrd didn't have quite enough to beat Franklin County on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for William Byrd in their meetings with Franklin County: they've now lost five in a row.
William Byrd's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-5. As for Cave Spring, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Everything went Cave Spring's way against William Byrd when the teams last played last Monday, as Cave Spring made off with a 4-0 victory. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Terriers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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