The Kempsville Chiefs will head out to challenge the Tallwood Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Kempsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: First Colonial, who was ranked fourth at the time (Kempsville was ranked 17th). The Chiefs came up short against the Patriots on Friday, falling 3-0. Kempsville's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Tallwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Ocean Lakes.
Kempsville's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-2-1. As for Tallwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Everything went Kempsville's way against Tallwood when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Kempsville made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chiefs 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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