Soccer Preview: Monticello vs. Western Albemarle
Monticello is 1-9 against Western Albemarle since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Monticello Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Western Albemarle Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Monticello will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Western Albemarle is ranked seventh).
Monticello is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Albemarle on Tuesday. Monticello fell 2-0 to Albemarle. Monticello has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Western Albemarle put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Fluvanna County as Western Albemarle made off with a 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for Western Albemarle, who have now won five games by five goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Fluvanna County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Monticello's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Western Albemarle, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Monticello came up short against Western Albemarle in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-3. Can Monticello avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
