The Charlottesville Black Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Monticello Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Charlottesville will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Goochland on Monday. The Black Knights' defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout. Charlottesville haven't had any issues with Goochland recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Monticello got the win against Louisa County on Monday by a conclusive 5-0. Given Monticello's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Louisa County are ranked 245th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monticello's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four games. As for Charlottesville, their win bumped their record up to 10-0-2.
Charlottesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Monticello in their previous matchup on Tuesday, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Black Knights since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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