The Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Daniel Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blue Ridge will bounce into Friday's game after beating Travelers Rest, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Fighting Tigers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Devildogs on Tuesday.
Ella Vanzant and Lillian Carter scored all three of Blue Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Daniel came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Blue Flame a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Daniel, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Daniel's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Blue Ridge, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5-1.
Blue Ridge might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Daniel when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Fighting Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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