The Patrick County Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Alleghany Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Patrick County is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They lost 5-0 to Bassett.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Alleghany was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They lost 4-0 to Radford. While losing is never fun, Alleghany can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Radford is ranked 12th).
Patrick County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-2. As for Alleghany, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Patrick County came out on top in a nail-biter against Alleghany in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Patrick County 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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