The Armstrong Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Mechanicsville Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Armstrong is coming in off a tense game against Henrico in which neither team made it on the board. Armstrong and Henrico finished up their match with a 0-0 draw last Friday. The result (or lack thereof) marked Armstrong's first draw of the season.
Something new happened last Friday as Malachi Hall saw his first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Henrico. Hall made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsville kept a clean sheet against Hanover on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Hawks out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mechanicsville.
Armstrong's draw gives them a new season record of 1-4-1. As for Mechanicsville, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1.
Armstrong might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Mechanicsville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Armstrong avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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