Collegiate is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Benedictine is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Collegiate Cougars will square off against the Benedictine Cadets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Collegiate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Woodberry Forest, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Collegiate was ranked second). Collegiate's defense stepped up to hand Woodberry Forest a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Cougars' winning goal came courtesy of Shaan Agarwal.
Meanwhile, Benedictine's game last Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over St. Christopher's. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cadets considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Collegiate has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-0-3 record this season. As for Benedictine, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
Collegiate beat Benedictine 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Collegiate repeat their success, or does Benedictine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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