Atkins has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Rockingham County Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Atkins' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Dudley with a sharp 9-0 win. Atkins' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last 13 matchups.
Meanwhile, Rockingham County came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Rams 5-0. Give Rockingham County's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Atkins' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3-1. As for Rockingham County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season.
Everything went Atkins' way against Rockingham County when the teams last played back in April as Atkins made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atkins 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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