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| 03/19/25 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 04/04/19 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 03/27/19 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 05/24/17 - Home | 2-0 W |
Salem has gone a perfect 4-0 against William Byrd recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Spartans will look to defend their home pitch against the Terriers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Salem is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Cave Spring on Thursday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 5-0. The loss continues a trend for Salem in their meetings with Cave Spring: they've now lost four in a row.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when William Byrd and Hidden Valley meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Terriers lost 5-1 to the Titans. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, William Byrd couldn't push the score so high this time.
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for William Byrd, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything went Salem's way against William Byrd in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, as Salem made off with a 5-1 victory. In that matchup, the Spartans amassed a halftime lead of 5-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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