Veritas School is 0-9 against Collegiate since September of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Veritas School Lions will face off against the Collegiate Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Veritas School took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Grove Christian School 8-1. With the Lions ahead 3-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Collegiate hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cristo Rey with a sharp 5-1 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Royals are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Collegiate hit Cristo Rey with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sameer Sharma (2),
Justin Entzminger,
William Andrews, and Andrews.
Veritas School's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. As for Collegiate, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-0-3 record this season.
Veritas School might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Collegiate in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Veritas School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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