The Rocktown Raptors will take on the East Rockingham Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rocktown has six straight victories, East Rockingham has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
East Rockingham better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Rocktown's game on Monday is any indication, that's when Rocktown really gets things going. The Raptors' defense stepped up to hand Staunton a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Rocktown, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Ethan Jenkins and Joshua Osei Iraheta scored all three of Rocktown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for East Rockingham's offense. They came up short against Harrisonburg on Tuesday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, East Rockingham can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while Harrisonburg are ranked 103rd).
East Rockingham's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Rocktown, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1.
Everything went Rocktown's way against East Rockingham in their previous matchup back in April, as Rocktown made off with a 7-0 victory. Will the Raptors repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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