On Friday, Salem faced Blacksburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Salem Spartans who were credited with the win. The Salem Spartans got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Blacksburg Bruins' two. Lucas Yerton had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Salem.
Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-2 record this season. As for Blacksburg, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 15-1-1.
Salem will head out on the road to take on Jefferson Forest at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Salem sitting on three straight victories and Jefferson Forest on 15. As for Blacksburg, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Glass at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Blacksburg is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Virginia (they are ranked eighth, while Glass is ranked 44th).
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