The Salem Spartans will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Cave Spring Knights at 7:00 p.m. Salem is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Salem had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Lord Botetourt. Salem has struggled against Lord Botetourt recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Eliza Fleenor and
Laikyn Funk did their best for Salem and scored all three of Salem's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 15 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cave Spring has not lost a match since March 21st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand William Byrd a 2-0 shutout. Given Cave Spring's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while William Byrd is ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Cave Spring, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1-2.
Salem beat Cave Spring 2-0 in their previous matchup back in March. Does Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cave Spring turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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