The Blacksburg Bruins will stay at home for another game and welcome the Glass Hilltoppers at 7:30 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 45th).
Things were looking good for Blacksburg after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Salem who was credited with the win. Salem got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Blacksburg's two. The loss put an end to Blacksburg's undefeated start to the season.
Glass is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Rustburg onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Friday. Glass might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Rustburg from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Cooper Napior led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Having lost for the first time this season, Blacksburg fell to 15-1-1. As for Glass, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Blacksburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Glass in their previous matchup back in June of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. Does Blacksburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glass turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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