Soccer Preview: Meadowbrook vs. Matoaca
Meadowbrook is 9-1 against Matoaca since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Meadowbrook Monarchs will head out on the road to square off against the Matoaca Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Meadowbrook will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
If Meadowbrook beats Matoaca with three goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Meadowbrook never let Prince George onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Thursday. Considering Meadowbrook has won five contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Matoaca brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They put the hurt on Hopewell with a sharp 6-0 victory on Tuesday. With that win, Matoaca brought their scoring average up to 2.7 goals per game.
They hit Hopewell with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kenyon Kantiok (3),
Braeden Barnhouse,
Christopher Lester, and
Fernando Mencias.
Meadowbrook's victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1. As for Matoaca, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-2.
Meadowbrook came out on top in a nail-biter against Matoaca in their previous matchup last Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meadowbrook since the team 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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