The Woodgrove Wolverines will venture away from home to challenge the Loudoun County Captains at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Woodgrove will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against Broad Run on Monday. The Wolverines walked away with a 4-2 win over the Spartans. Given Woodgrove's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Broad Run are ranked 219th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Loudoun County kept a clean sheet against Broad Run on Friday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 2-0. Loudoun County haven't had any issues with Broad Run recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Loudoun County pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven contests. As for Woodgrove, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season.
Woodgrove beat Loudoun County by a goal when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines 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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