Blacksburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged the Hidden Valley Titans out 2-1. Given Blacksburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Hidden Valley is ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blacksburg was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Thomas Monaghan and
Sean Delorenzo, who scored both of Blacksburg's goals. The pair have combined for a total of eight so far this season.
Blacksburg pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hidden Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blacksburg will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Christiansburg at 7:15 p.m. Blacksburg's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Christiansburg's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Hidden Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Cave Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cave Spring's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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