Benedictine is 0-9-1 against Collegiate since October of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Benedictine Cadets will square off against the Collegiate Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Benedictine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: St. Christopher's, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Benedictine was ranked third). Benedictine blew past St. Christopher's 5-1 last Tuesday. The score was close at the half, but the Cadets pulled away in the second half with four goals.
Meanwhile, Collegiate put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Woodberry Forest onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The Cougars' winning goal came courtesy of Shaan Agarwal.
Benedictine pushed their record up to 7-2-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Collegiate, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-0-3 record this season.
Benedictine came up short against Collegiate when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Benedictine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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