The Carroll County Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Alleghany Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Carroll County nor Alleghany posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Carroll County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Radford just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, sadly, Alleghany is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matches. Their tough 9-0 loss to Glenvar on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Alleghany can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 237th, while Glenvar is ranked 19th).
Carroll County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Alleghany, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5-4.
Everything went Carroll County's way against Alleghany in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Carroll County made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll County since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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