The Thomas Dale Knights will head out to challenge the Matoaca Warriors at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Friday just wasn't the day for Thomas Dale's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of L.C. Bird on Friday. While losing is never fun, Thomas Dale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while L.C. Bird are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Matoaca managed to keep up with Mechanicsville until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Warriors came up short against the Mustangs, falling 5-1.
Matoaca's loss dropped their record down to 9-4-1. As for Thomas Dale, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Thomas Dale might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from Matoaca in their previous meeting back in April. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Knights were down 3-0.
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