Gate City hasn't had much luck against Graham recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Blue Devils will challenge the G-Men at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Gate City sitting on ten straight wins and Graham on nine.
Gate City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand John Battle a 1-0 shutout. Gate City's winning goal came courtesy of Walker Hillman.
Three must be Graham's lucky number: they beat Tazewell with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The G-Men walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Bulldogs. Given Graham's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Tazewell are ranked 144th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gate City pushed their record up to 19-1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those six matchups. As for Graham, their win bumped their record up to 17-2-2.
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