The Gainesville Cardinals will take on the Osbourn Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gainesville took a three-goal loss the last time they faced off against Battlefield, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Cardinals won by a goal and slipped past the Bobcats 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given Gainesville's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 176th, while Battlefield are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Osbourn waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Pioneers get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Considering Osbourn have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Osbourn pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three games. As for Gainesville, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Gainesville skirted past Osbourn 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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