PikeView has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Shady Spring Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
PikeView is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bluefield a 6-0 shutout. Matt Murphy was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Nolan Alvis, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the PikeView squad sat out for Wednesday's game. With Alvis sitting this one out, Noah Bailey got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 22.5).
Meanwhile, everything went Shady Spring's way against James Monroe on Wednesday as Shady Spring made off with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
PikeView is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season. As for Shady Spring, their win bumped their record up to 14-3-3.
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