The Matoaca Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Prince George Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Matoaca sitting on six straight victories and Prince George on three.
If Matoaca beats Prince George with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Matoaca won by a goal and slipped past Thomas Dale 2-1. That's two games straight that Matoaca has won by just one goal.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Braeden Barnhouse and
Zach Bowers, who scored both of Matoaca's goals. The pair have combined for a total of five so far this season.
Meanwhile, Prince George has not done well against Meadowbrook recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Prince George beat Meadowbrook by a goal, winning 2-1.
Matoaca's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Prince George, they pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Matoaca came up short against Prince George in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Matoaca avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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