Meadowbrook is 8-2 against Matoaca since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Meadowbrook Monarchs will head out on the road to square off against the Matoaca Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
After a 12-0 finish the last time they played, Meadowbrook and Petersburg decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Both teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Meadowbrook's first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, Matoaca entered their tilt with Colonial Heights with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Colonials a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Two seems to be a good number for Matoaca as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Zach Bowers and
Kenyon Kantiok, who scored both of Matoaca's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Meadowbrook's draw makes their record 2-1-1 this season. As for Matoaca, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Meadowbrook beat Matoaca by a goal in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meadowbrook 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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