Charlottesville had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand the Loudoun County Captains a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given Charlottesville's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Loudoun County is ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charlottesville's one-goal win came courtesy of
Amin Zakari, who's now up to nine this season.
Charlottesville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-2 record this season. As for Loudoun County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-3.
Charlottesville is on the road again on Friday to play Smithfield at 9:00 a.m. Smithfield will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Charlottesville surely won't give up without a fight. Loudoun County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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