Petersburg is 1-9 against Berkeley Springs since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Petersburg Vikings will square off against the Berkeley Springs Indians at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Petersburg is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They came up short against North Marion, falling 8-2. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 6-0.
Caden Ours wasn't going to let North Marion walk away unscathed as he scored both of Petersburg's goals, bringing his season total up to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Berkeley Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to East Fairmont. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Bees are ranked sixth).
Petersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Berkeley Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Petersburg took their victory against Berkeley Springs in their previous matchup on September 5th by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Petersburg since the squad 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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