The Gloucester Dukes will square off against the Warhill Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gloucester will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Monday, then bounced right back against King's Fork on Thursday. The Dukes put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 4-1 win. Considering Gloucester's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Prince George typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Warhill proved too difficult a challenge. Their defense stepped up to hand the Royals a 3-0 shutout. Given Warhill's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while Prince George are ranked 96th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ava Alves and Alicia Demartine scored all three of Warhill's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 30 goals.
Warhill pushed their record up to 12-2-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those seven matches. As for Gloucester, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8-1.
Gloucester suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Warhill in their previous matchup last Monday. Can the Dukes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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