Soccer Preview: Monticello vs. Fluvanna County
The Monticello Mustangs will be playing at home against the Fluvanna County Flying Flucos at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Fluvanna County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Monticello took over last week. Monticello had just enough and edged Orange County out 2-1. Given Monticello's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Orange County is ranked 160th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monticello was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Hector Dominguez and
Grayson Davis, who scored both of Monticello's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 14 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Fluvanna County kept a clean sheet against Goochland on Thursday. They skirted past the Bulldogs 1-0.
Monticello has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Fluvanna County, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Monticello took their win against Fluvanna County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Monticello have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fluvanna County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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