The Matoaca Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Thomas Dale Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Matoaca is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
If Matoaca beats Thomas Dale with two goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Matoaca narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Meadowbrook 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Matoaca was the better team in the second half.
Rosie Cosgrove and
Deanna Broulliard scored both of Matoaca's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 31 goals.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Thomas Dale gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hopewell an 8-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thomas Dale.
Matoaca's victory bumped their record up to 12-1-1. As for Thomas Dale, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Matoaca suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Thomas Dale in their previous matchup back in April. Can Matoaca avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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