The Monacan Chiefs will square off against the Manchester Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Monacan had just enough and edged out Richmond High School for the Arts 2-1. Given Monacan's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Richmond High School for the Arts are ranked 180th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manchester). They never let Clover Hill get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Thursday. The contest was close at halftime, but Manchester turned on the heat in the second half with three goals.
They hit Clover Hill with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Hayden Xuan-Nghiem, Yazid El Badi, James Blalock, and Julio Aquino Merino.
Monacan's win bumped their record up to 7-5-1. As for Manchester, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
Everything went Monacan's way against Manchester in their previous meeting back in April, as Monacan made off with a 5-1 win. Do the Chiefs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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