Gate City is 0-3 against Graham since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gate City Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Graham G-Men at 8:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gate City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lebanon a 3-0 shutout.
Gate City hit Lebanon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Garrett McLain,
Alex Eastman, and
Tyler Austin.
Meanwhile, Graham entered their tilt with John Battle with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Trojans on Thursday. Given Graham's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while John Battle is ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gate City pushed their record up to 16-3-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Graham, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1-1.
Gate City came up short against Graham when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Gate City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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