The Goochland Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the William Monroe Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Goochland 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 179th, while William Monroe is ranked 49th).
Goochland's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Western Albemarle on Friday. They lost 4-0 to the Warriors. Goochland has struggled against Western Albemarle recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, William Monroe came tearing into Thursday's match with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Give William Monroe's defense some credit: that's the team's 12th straight shutout.
They hit Turner Ashby with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Carly Floyd,
Sadie Williams, and
Brooke Woodson.
Goochland's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for William Monroe, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Goochland might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from William Monroe in their previous matchup back in March. Can Goochland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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