The Virginia High Bearcats will head out to challenge the Honaker Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Virginia High will be strutting in after a win while Honaker will be coming in after a loss.
Virginia High took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Marion a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Honaker fell victim to Central Wise and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They lost 7-0 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Honaker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Central Wise are ranked 47th).
Virginia High is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those five matchups. As for Honaker, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-1.
Virginia High was able to grind out a solid win over Honaker in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bearcats since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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