The Amherst County Lancers will head out to take on the Rustburg Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Friday just wasn't the day for Amherst County's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jefferson Forest on Friday. While losing is never fun, Amherst County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Jefferson Forest are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rustburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage last Friday, sneaking past 1-0. Rustburg haven't had any issues with Heritage recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Amherst County now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Rustburg, their win bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Amherst County came out on top in a nail-biter against Rustburg in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers 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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