Soccer Preview: Matoaca vs. Highland Springs
The Matoaca Warriors are on the road again on Friday to play the Highland Springs Springers at 6:00 p.m. Matoaca is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 goals per game this season.
Matoaca can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Colonial Heights as Matoaca made off with an 8-0 victory. Given Matoaca's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Colonial Heights is ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matoaca's offense was hitting Colonial Heights from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Sara Sparks led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Highland Springs fell victim to Hanover and their airtight defense on Tuesday. Their rough 10-0 loss to the Hawks might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Highland Springs has not been shut out since back in March.
Matoaca's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1. As for Highland Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Matoaca's way against Highland Springs in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Matoaca made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Matoaca 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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