Lee hasn't had much luck against Gate City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Generals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. Lee has given up an average of 5.5 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lee is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Abingdon on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Falcons. While losing is never fun, Lee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Abingdon are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, neither Gate City nor John Battle could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Lee's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. Gate City's draw makes their record 10-2-2 this season.
Lee suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Gate City in their previous matchup on April 8th. Can the Generals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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