The Turner Ashby Knights will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Harrisonburg Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Harrisonburg is hoping to do on Friday what East Rockingham couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Turner Ashby's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Turner Ashby was the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over East Rockingham. Given Turner Ashby's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while East Rockingham is ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Turner Ashby hit East Rockingham with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Freddy "Daniel" Montoya-Hernandez (2),
Harrison Suter,
Ben Sullivan, and
Ayden VanHorn.
Meanwhile, Harrisonburg waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Trailblazers onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Miguel Osorto had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Harrisonburg got from the refs.
Turner Ashby pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Harrisonburg, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
Turner Ashby beat Harrisonburg by a goal in their previous matchup back in April, winning 1-0. Does Turner Ashby have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harrisonburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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