The Deep Creek Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grassfield Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deep Creek will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Grassfield is ranked ninth).
Deep Creek is headed into Thursday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost 4-0 to Nansemond River on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Grassfield waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 12-0 shutout. Give Grassfield's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Oscar Smith from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Katie Dowd led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Deep Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Grassfield, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Deep Creek might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Grassfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Deep Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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