The Timberlake Christian Tornadoes will head out on the road to take on the Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Timberlake Christian will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Grace Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Timberlake Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Grace Christian on Monday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Tornadoes were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Valley Christian won against Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy last Monday with six goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Everything went Roanoke Valley Christian's way against Temple Christian as Roanoke Valley Christian made off with a 6-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the EAGLES, who have now won six matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Timberlake Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Roanoke Valley Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Timberlake Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Roanoke Valley Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Timberlake Christian since the squad 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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