Goochland is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Monticello a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Goochland Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Monticello Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Goochland will be strutting in after a win while Monticello will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Goochland turned things around against Louisa County on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Monticello faced Charlottesville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Black Knights by a score of 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Monticello's loss dropped their record down to 6-3-1. As for Goochland, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-7.
Goochland might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Monticello in their previous meeting on April 7th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bulldogs were down 3-0.
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