The Nelson County Governors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Chatham Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Nelson County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Altavista. Give Nelson County's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Chatham had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 4-0 victory. Given Chatham's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while Dan River is ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chatham hit Dan River with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Carys Johnston (2),
Parker Boon, and
Delaney Haymore.
Nelson County pushed their record up to 6-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Chatham, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Nelson County came up short against Chatham in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-3. Can Nelson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
