Charlottesville is 10-0 against Orange County since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Charlottesville Black Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Orange County Fighting Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Charlottesville had to settle for a 3-2 defeat against Western Albemarle. Charlottesville has struggled against Western Albemarle recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Gilbert Kashindi and
Thimson Duolo did their best for Charlottesville and scored both of Charlottesville's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Orange County was not quite Monticello's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Orange County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Monticello is ranked 46th).
Charlottesville's loss dropped their record down to 4-2-2. As for Orange County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1.
Charlottesville beat Orange County by a goal in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 3-2. Does Charlottesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orange County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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