The Marion Scarlet Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Lebanon Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Marion fell victim to Graham and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the G-Men. While losing is never fun, Marion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Graham are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Lebanon after they claimed the first goal on Thursday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Virginia High by a score of 2-1. Lebanon's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1. As for Marion, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Everything went Marion's way against Lebanon in their previous matchup on May 6th, as Marion made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scarlet Hurricanes since the squad 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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