Soccer Game Preview: Champlain Valley Union vs. Colchester

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Previous Games

09/10/25 - Home	4-0 W
11/02/24 - Neutral	3-0 W
10/17/24 - Home	2-0 W
11/02/23 - Neutral	1-0 W
10/18/23 - Away	1-0 W
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Champlain Valley Union has gone 9-1 against Colchester recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Redhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Lakers at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Champlain Valley Union is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: South Burlington, who was ranked 11th at the time (Champlain Valley Union was ranked second). The Redhawks fell just short of Wolves by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The loss was Champlain Valley Union's first of the season.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Colchester's offense. They fell 2-0 to St. Johnsbury Academy on Tuesday. Colchester have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.

Having lost for the first time this season, Champlain Valley Union fell to 6-1-1. As for Colchester, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.

Champlain Valley Union took their victory against Colchester in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redhawks since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.