The Blue Ridge Barons will square off against the Fishburne Military Caissons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blue Ridge has six straight victories, Fishburne Military has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Blue Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: North Cross, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Blue Ridge was ranked eighth). Blue Ridge beat North Cross by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Barons were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Fishburne Military's offense. They came up short against New Covenant on Thursday, falling 10-0.
Blue Ridge's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Fishburne Military, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Blue Ridge took their victory against Fishburne Military in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 13-0. Does Blue Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fishburne Military turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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