Scotland hasn't had much luck against Richmond recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots will face off against the Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Scotland is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game last Thursday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Marlboro County. While losing is never fun, Scotland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 445th in North Carolina, while Marlboro County are ranked 145th in South Carolina).
Reagan Strickland and Hannah McLean scored both of Scotland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Richmond was not quite Lee County's equal in the second half on April 10th. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Richmond in their meetings with Lee County: they've now lost eight in a row.
Scotland's record is now 0-12. As for Richmond, their record now sits at 6-10-1.
Scotland might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Richmond in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Fighting Scots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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