Soccer Game Preview: Henrico vs. Hermitage

The Henrico Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Hermitage Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Henrico's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Henrico came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Patrick Henry, falling 3-0. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly Henrico struggled afterwards.

Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Hermitage was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to Maggie Walker. While losing is never fun, Hermitage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Maggie Walker are ranked 67th).

Henrico's loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1. As for Hermitage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.

Henrico suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Hermitage when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.