The Galileo Falcons will challenge the Altavista Colonels at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Galileo came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-0 to Nelson County. While losing is never fun, Galileo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while Nelson County are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Altavista hadn't done well against Dan River recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Colonels' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 1-0 shutout.
Galileo has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 1-6-1 record this season. Altavista's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5.
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