Galileo and Altavista are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Galileo Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Altavista Colonels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Galileo is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Appomattox County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 4-2 to the Raiders. The loss was Galileo's first of the season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Altavista is still looking for their first win of the season after nine contests. They fell victim to a rough 8-0 defeat at the hands of Nelson County on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Altavista can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 271st, while Nelson County is ranked 43rd).
Having lost for the first time this season, Galileo fell to 3-1-1. As for Altavista, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Galileo took their victory against Altavista in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Galileo 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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