The Staunton River Golden Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Staunton River's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Staunton River's offense. They lost 5-0 to Fleming on Friday. While losing is never fun, Staunton River can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Fleming are ranked 56th).
Meanwhile, Lord Botetourt kept a clean sheet against Franklin County on Friday. They blew past the Eagles 4-0. Lord Botetourt might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Franklin County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Robbie Sanchez, Isaac Alderman, Will Hall, and Jeremy Simmons.
The victory got Lord Botetourt back to even at 5-5. As for Staunton River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Staunton River suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Lord Botetourt in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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