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| 05/02/24 - Home | 0-10 L |
| 04/09/24 - Away | 0-8 L |
| 05/09/23 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 04/14/23 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 05/10/22 - Home | 8-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Union and Gate City are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bears will welcome the Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Gate City will come in with four straight wins.
Union fell victim to Richlands and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Blue Tornado, falling 4-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gate City). Their defense stepped up to hand Ridgeview a 10-0 shutout on Friday. Gate City's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Their offense was hitting Ridgeview from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Avery Elam led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Gate City's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those six games. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Union might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Gate City in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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