Monacan is 1-9 against James River Midlothian since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chiefs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rapids at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monacan's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Huguenot 3-0. The victory continues a trend for Monacan in their matchups with Huguenot: they've now won eight in a row.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times James River Midlothian and Powhatan have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Rapids won by a goal and slipped past the Indians 1-0. Given James River Midlothian's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Powhatan are ranked 111th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James River Midlothian's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Monacan, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
Monacan came up short against James River Midlothian in their previous meeting back in April, falling 3-1. Can the Chiefs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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