Nansemond River is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Indian River a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Nansemond River Warriors will look to defend their home pitch against the Indian River Braves at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Nansemond River fought the good fight in their overtime game against Oscar Smith on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Indian River's offense. They came up short against Western Branch on Tuesday, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Indian River can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Western Branch are ranked 77th).
Indian River was without their leading scorer, Gabriele Naselli, in Tuesday's match. With Naselli sitting this one out, Ricky Cake got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 41.5).
Nansemond River now has a losing record of 3-4-1. As for Indian River, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Nansemond River took their win against Indian River in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-3 score. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Braves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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