After three games on the road, St. Anne's-Belfield is heading back home. They will square off against the Collegiate Cougars at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Anne's-Belfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: St. Christopher's, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (St. Anne's-Belfield was ranked 13th). St. Anne's-Belfield fell just short of St. Christopher's by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. St. Anne's-Belfield's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Harrison Edwards, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Collegiate put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Benedictine a 1-0 shutout. The Cougars' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
St. Anne's-Belfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-3-1. As for Collegiate, they pushed their record up to 10-0-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
St. Anne's-Belfield suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Collegiate when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Anne's-Belfield was down 6-1.
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