Soccer Preview: Orange County vs. Monticello
The Orange County Fighting Hornets will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Monticello Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Orange County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They beat Goochland by a goal, winning 1-0. Orange County's winning goal came courtesy of Anjolena Crain.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Monticello brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They had just enough and edged Louisa County out 4-3. Given Monticello's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Louisa County is ranked 267th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Orange County's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Monticello, the victory got them back to even at 6-6-1.
Everything went Orange County's way against Monticello in their previous matchup back in April as Orange County made off with a 4-1 win. Will Orange County repeat their success, or does Monticello have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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