The John Battle Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Virginia High Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. John Battle will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Virginia High is ranked 106th).
John Battle is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Central Wise on Thursday. They lost 4-0 to the Warriors. The loss continues a trend for John Battle in their matchups with Central Wise: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Virginia High came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Blue Tornado with a sharp 6-2 win. The result was nothing new for Virginia High, who have now won eight games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Richlands with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mary Katherine Wilson (4),
Marley Bishop, and
Cassie Basurto-Marquez.
John Battle now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Virginia High, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
John Battle suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Virginia High in their previous meeting back in March. Can John Battle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
