Soccer Game Preview: James Madison vs. Chantilly

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Previous Games

04/18/24 - Home	7-1 W
04/28/23 - Home	4-0 W
03/29/23 - Away	2-0 W
05/16/22 - Home	2-1 W
04/29/22 - Away	1-0 W
+ 5 more games

James Madison has gone 9-0-1 against Chantilly recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Warhawks will challenge the Chargers at 7:15 p.m. James Madison's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Last Thursday, James Madison came up short against Alexandria City and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, James Madison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Alexandria City are ranked seventh).

Meanwhile, Chantilly kept a clean sheet against West Springfield last Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Spartans 1-0.

Chantilly's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for James Madison, they now have a losing record of 2-3-2.

Everything went James Madison's way against Chantilly in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as James Madison made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warhawks since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.