The Clover Hill Cavaliers will square off against the Powhatan Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Clover Hill fell victim to L.C. Bird and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Skyhawks.
Meanwhile, Powhatan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Rapids get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Give Powhatan's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Powhatan pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Clover Hill, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-8-1 record this season.
Clover Hill was able to grind out a solid win over Powhatan in their previous meeting back in April, winning 2-0. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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