Soccer Preview: Nelson County vs. Appomattox County
Nelson County is 1-9 against Appomattox County since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Nelson County Governors will be playing at home against the Appomattox County Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Appomattox County is hoping to do on Monday what Altavista couldn't on Friday: put an end to Nelson County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Nelson County never let Altavista onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Clara Moldenhauer had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Nelson County.
Meanwhile, Appomattox County scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Galileo 13-0. Given Appomattox County's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while Galileo is ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nelson County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Appomattox County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Nelson County beat Appomattox County 3-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Nelson County repeat their success, or does Appomattox County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
