The Salem Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Rockbridge County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Salem is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Salem stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Pulaski County. Logan Lavinder was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Salem's lineup was just a bit different on Friday as Jay Johnson got a bit more time on the pitch (40 vs. his season average of 21). Johnson made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Rockbridge County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to William Monroe. While losing is never fun, Rockbridge County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 214th, while William Monroe is ranked 95th).
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-2 record this season. As for Rockbridge County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Salem took their victory against Rockbridge County when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salem since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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