Salem is 0-10 against Blacksburg since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Salem Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Blacksburg Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Salem sitting on three straight wins and Blacksburg on eight.
Salem's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Pulaski County. It was an even better day for Eliza Fleenor as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg won against Hidden Valley last Tuesday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Blacksburg came out on top against Christiansburg by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Blacksburg was the better team in the second half.
Salem's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7. As for Blacksburg, they pushed their record up to 14-0-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Salem might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Blacksburg in their previous meeting back in April. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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