Christiansburg is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Salem is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Christiansburg Blue Demons will take on the Salem Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Christiansburg's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cave Spring 1-0. Given Christiansburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Cave Spring is ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Salem gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hidden Valley with a sharp 6-1 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Salem hit Hidden Valley with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Logan Lavinder (2),
Graham Fischer (2),
Anthony Rugama, and
TJ Fisher.
Christiansburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Salem, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-1.
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