For the first time this season, Rural Retreat will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will venture away from home to take on the Patrick Henry Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rural Retreat comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Rural Retreat's offense. They lost 8-0 to Fort Chiswell on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Rural Retreat can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Fort Chiswell are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Honaker. That's two games in a row now that Patrick Henry have lost by just one goal.
Rural Retreat's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Patrick Henry, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Rural Retreat couldn't quite get it done against Patrick Henry in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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