Battlefield had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Patriot Pioneers out 3-2. Given Battlefield's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Patriot is ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Battlefield's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Patriot, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Battlefield didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 5-1 victory vs. Freedom on the 7th. As for Patriot, they will head out on the road to square off against Osbourn Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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