Valley View is 7-1 against Batesville since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley View Blazers will head out on the road to square off against the Batesville Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Valley View is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Valley View took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Greene County Tech 6-0. Valley View might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Greene County Tech from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Edgar Ruiz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Batesville unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Searcy. Batesville has struggled against Searcy recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Valley View is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. As for Batesville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6-1.
Valley View beat Batesville by a goal in their previous matchup back in March, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley View 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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