The Nettleton Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Marion Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nettleton is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Nettleton's offense. They came up short against Valley View on Tuesday, falling 5-0. One reason for the loss might be Nettleton's aggressive play style: Joshua Wright and Joseph Quinto were both handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Marion also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 6-0 to Searcy on Monday. While losing is never fun, Marion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while Searcy are ranked 17th).
Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Nettleton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1.
Nettleton couldn't quite get it done against Marion when the teams last played back in March as they fell 4-2. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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