The Capital Cougars will take on the Nitro Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Capital's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Capital is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against George Washington on Thursday. The Cougars fell 3-1 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, Capital can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while George Washington are ranked fourth).
Capital's goal came courtesy of Tkeyah Hambleton, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nitro, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Buffalo a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering Nitro have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Something new happened on Thursday as Pia Hoss saw her first action of the season, playing 30 minutes against Buffalo. Hoss made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two assists and two steals A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Nitro's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those five matchups. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4-3.
Capital might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Nitro in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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