The Spotsylvania Knights will head out on the road to face off against the James Monroe Yellow Jackets at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
James Monroe will have to contend with a Spotsylvania squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since April 22. Spotsylvania came up short against King George on Tuesday, falling 4-1.
Meanwhile, James Monroe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 12-0 to Courtland. While losing is never fun, James Monroe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 308th, while Courtland are ranked 75th).
Spotsylvania's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for James Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Spotsylvania's way against James Monroe when the teams last played back in April, as Spotsylvania made off with a 9-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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