Soccer Recap: Capital Starts Season with Loss at Home

Capital couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Sissonville Indians by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2020.

Abby Robinette and Tkeyah Hambleton scored all three of Capital's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

Capital will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Parkersburg at 6:00 p.m. As for Sissonville, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win vs. Philip Barbour on the 24th.

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