Southampton is 0-5 against King's Fork since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southampton Indians will head out on the road to face off against the King's Fork Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Southampton was able to grind out a solid win over Greensville County, taking the game 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southampton.
They hit Greensville County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Laurence Wallace (2),
Brendan Sickelton, and
Chotlawit Choochua.
Meanwhile, King's Fork scored the most goals they've had all season to find success back in March. They put the hurt on Franklin with a sharp 10-2 victory. Given King's Fork's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Franklin is ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southampton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for King's Fork, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0-1.
Southampton suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to King's Fork in their previous meeting back in March. Can Southampton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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