The Damascus Hornets will head out to take on the Magruder Colonels at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Magruder took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Damascus, who comes in off a win.
Damascus gave up the first goal last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwest , sneaking past 3-2. The Hornets found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Damascus players were handed yellow cards.
Todd DiLeo and
Val Garcia-Negro scored all three of Damascus' goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Magruder has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 19. They lost 4-1 to Quince Orchard last Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Colonels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Cougars are ranked 41st).
Damascus now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Magruder, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4-1.
Damascus took their victory against Magruder in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Damascus since the squad 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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