Petersburg and Hopewell are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Petersburg Crimson Wave will head out on the road to challenge the Hopewell Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Petersburg came up short against Dinwiddie and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, Hopewell is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 6-0 to Matoaca on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Hopewell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 277th, while Matoaca is ranked 114th).
Petersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-2. As for Hopewell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12-2.
Petersburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Hopewell in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Petersburg since the squad 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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