Soccer Game Preview: Thomas Dale vs. Meadowbrook

The Thomas Dale Knights will face off against the Meadowbrook Monarchs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Thomas Dale managed to keep up with Matoaca until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Knights lost 3-0 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Thomas Dale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 247th, while Matoaca are ranked 116th).

Meanwhile, Meadowbrook fell victim to Prince George and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Royals.

Meadowbrook now has a losing record of 4-5-3. As for Thomas Dale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-12.